Joseph's Doubting of Mary and the Conclusion of the 'Merchant's Tale'
- Author / Editor
- Bleeth, Kenneth (A.)
Joseph's Doubting of Mary and the Conclusion of the 'Merchant's Tale'
- Published
- Chaucer Review 21 (1986): 58-66.
- Description
- Apocryphal traditions surrounding the Annunciation and Joseph's doubts impart complex depths to the scene in the pear tree and its aftermath, including Joseph's (January's) weak sight and his comforting of Mary (the womb patting).
- Chaucer Subjects
- Merchant and His Tale.