'Half as She Were Mad': Dorigen in the Male World of the 'Franklin's Tale'
- Author / Editor
- Bowman, Mary R.
'Half as She Were Mad': Dorigen in the Male World of the 'Franklin's Tale'
- Published
- Chaucer Review 27 (1993): 239-51.
- Description
- There is a distinct difference between Dorigen's sensibilities and those of the men who speak for and about her. Considered from her perspective, the "generous" male acts are less generous, serving only to exaggerate her emotional suffering.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Franklin and His Tale.