Chaucer's Merchant's Tale, E 2412-16

Author / Editor
Keiser, George R.

Title
Chaucer's Merchant's Tale, E 2412-16

Published
Studies in Short Fiction 15 (1978): 191-92.

Description
The use of the word "glad" (E2412) and its repetition (E2416) makes clear the moral point of the tale: happiness in marriage is possible for men, but only if they follow January's example of ignoring reality.

Chaucer Subjects
Merchant and His Tale.