Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'

Author / Editor
Renn, George A.,III.

Title
Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'

Published
Explicator 43 (1985): 8-9.

Description
The Summoner's "bokeleer" of cake is a hypocritical parody of the eucharistic Host ritual. A magic object, consecrated bread was used in "bread cures"--the Summoner hopes to use his "Host-bread shield" to cure his "sawcefleem."

Chaucer Subjects
Summoner and His Tale.