'Cosyn' and 'Cosynage': Pun and Structure in the 'Shipman's Tale'
- Author / Editor
- Abraham, David H.
'Cosyn' and 'Cosynage': Pun and Structure in the 'Shipman's Tale'
- Published
- Chaucer Review 11 (1977): 319-27.
- Description
- The recognition of the sexual puns on the words "cosyn" and "cosynage" determines the structure of ShT, as the narrative shifts its balance from relationship to deception.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Shipman and His Tale.
- Language and Word Studies.