The Contradictions of Madame Eglantyne: Why She Would Become a Nun
- Author / Editor
- De la Torre Moreno, Maria Jose.
The Contradictions of Madame Eglantyne: Why She Would Become a Nun
- Published
- Teresa Fanego Lema, ed. Papers from the IVth International Conference of the Spanish Society for Medieval Language and Literature (Santiago de Compostela: Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 1993), pp. 293-303.
- Description
- Examines the GP sketch of the Prioress for evidence that she is poorly matched with her vocation, a mismatch especially evident in her attractiveness, coquetry, and "zest for life."
- PrT shows "more reference to praise than to love," indication that the Prioress's understanding of Christian values is simplistic.
- The article hypothesizes why such a woman may have entered a convent.
- Alternative Title
- Papers from the IVth International Conference of the Spanish Society for Medieval Language and Literature.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Prioress and Her Tale.