Love, Sex, and Marriage in the Merchant's and Franklin's Tales

Author / Editor
Kossick, Shirley.

Title
Love, Sex, and Marriage in the Merchant's and Franklin's Tales

Published
Communique 7 (1982): 25-38.

Description
In FranT marriage is idealized; in MerT it is a parody. In FranT, Chaucer criticizes the contradictions of love; in MerT he creates love as a satire.

Chaucer Subjects
Merchant and His Tale.
Franklin and His Tale.