The Mysterious 'Greyn' in the 'Prioress's Tale'

Author / Editor
Friedman, Albert B.

Title
The Mysterious 'Greyn' in the 'Prioress's Tale'

Published
Chaucer Review 11 (1977): 328-33.

Description
The grain which the Virgin places on the clergeon's tongue and which is removed after his death to stop his singing is simply a prop necessary to the structure of the tale; elaborate allegorizations are unnecessary.

Chaucer Subjects
Prioress and Her Tale.