Chaucer's 'Second Nun's Tale': Reception, Religious Ideology, and the Apocalyptic

Author / Editor
Jankowski, Eileen S.

Title
Chaucer's 'Second Nun's Tale': Reception, Religious Ideology, and the Apocalyptic

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International 54 (1993): 1354-55A.

Description
In light of Hans Jauss's reception theory, most scribes' and readers' glosses characterize SNT as either a study of Cecilia's personality or a reflection of Chaucer's religious nature. The narrative structure, however, places it at the juncture of mundane and eternal time. SNT plays an important role in CT, shifting attention beyond this earth.

Chaucer Subjects
Second Nun and Her Tale.