Poetic Purpose in the 'Tale of Melibee'

Author / Editor
Marks, Herbert.

Title
Poetic Purpose in the 'Tale of Melibee'

Published
Massachusetts Studies in English 08 (1982): 50-55.

Description
The poetic purpose of Mel is critical rather than aesthetic. Chaucer's use of prose is itself a trope for the Christian humility espoused in the tale.