The Darker Side to Absolon's Dawn Visit

Author / Editor
Tripp, Raymond P.,Jr.

Title
The Darker Side to Absolon's Dawn Visit

Published
Chaucer Review 20 (1986): 208-21.

Description
Absolon's intentions in MilT are uglier and darker than realized by readers who recognize the non-Boethian nature of the tale. Absolon's plowshare, for all its sexual symbolism, is a murderous weapon intended for Alison.

Chaucer Subjects
Miller and His Tale.