Dismemberment, Dissemination, Discourse: Sign and Symbol in the 'Shipman's Tale'

Author / Editor
Hermann, John P.

Title
Dismemberment, Dissemination, Discourse: Sign and Symbol in the 'Shipman's Tale'

Published
Chaucer Review 19 (1985): 302-37.

Description
The theme of dismemberment initially voiced in the metaphor of the "forstraught" hare (line 1295) reverberates throughout the tale, giving rise to secondary themes of exchange of roles and dissemination of vows, underpinned by references to saints' legends.

Chaucer Subjects
Shipman and His Tale.