Who 'Really' Is the Advocate of Equality in the Marriage Group?
- Author / Editor
- Berggren, Ruth.
Who 'Really' Is the Advocate of Equality in the Marriage Group?
- Published
- Massachusetts Studies in English 6 (1977): 25-36.
- Description
- Contrary to received opinion, the Wife of Bath argues implicitly for equality in marriage; she and the loathly lady in her tale gain dominance only to relinquish it. On the other hand, the Clerk, Merchant, and Franklin present views of women which deny the viability of marital equality.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Wife of Bath and Her Tale.