Chaucer's Wife of Bath and Marriage in Fourteenth-Century England
- Author / Editor
- Adams, Roberta E.
Chaucer's Wife of Bath and Marriage in Fourteenth-Century England
- Published
- Dissertation Abstracts International 44 (1984): 3069A.
- Description
- Common law, canon law, and contemporary conduct books indicate certain concepts of marriage and the role of the good wife. The Wife of Bath's "good" (arranged) and "bad" (chosen) marriages contrast the ideal with socioeconomic reality. WBT is a conduct book for good husbands.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Wife of Bath and Her Tale.