Nero and Jack Straw in Chaucer's 'Nun's Priest's Tale'

Author / Editor
Simms, Norman.

Title
Nero and Jack Straw in Chaucer's 'Nun's Priest's Tale'

Published
Parergon 8 (1974): 2-12.

Description
Chaucer refers to popular uprisings in the Monk's legend of Nero and in NPT. Jack Straw was a title used in springtime games in England, and the rebellion he reputedly led may have stemmed largely from popular ritual.

Chaucer Subjects
Nun's Priest and His Tale.
Monk and His Tale.