The Irish Analogues to Chaucer's 'Pardoner's Tale'
- Author / Editor
- McKenna, Conan.
The Irish Analogues to Chaucer's 'Pardoner's Tale'
- Published
- Bealoideas 45-47 (1977-79): 63-77.
- Description
- Common characters and incidents in PardT and three Irish versions of Aarne-Thompson folktale Type 763 may indicate cross-fertilization between folklore and medieval literature. Most arguments favor an oral source for the PardT. The episode of the Old Man giving directions and the chemist scene are exclusive features of PardT.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Franklin and His Tale.
- Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.