The Wife of Bath and Midas

Author / Editor
Robertson, D. W.,Jr.

Title
The Wife of Bath and Midas

Published
Studies in the Age of Chaucer 6 (1984): 1-20.

Description
Discuses Ovid, "Roman de la Rose," and the theme of Midas in WBT. The Wife alters the story of Midas, ironically exposing both her own shortcomings and those of the knight in her tale.

Chaucer Subjects
Wife of Bath and Her Tale.