The 'Cultour' in the 'Miller's Tale': Alison as Iseult
- Author / Editor
- Morey, James H.
The 'Cultour' in the 'Miller's Tale': Alison as Iseult
- Published
- Chaucer Review 29 (1995): 373-81.
- Description
- In MilT, the coulter was chosen by Chaucer for its etymological and judicial significance and because it parallels a scene from "Tristan and Iseult"--the trial by ordeal.
- Nicholas, John, and Alison provide comic equivalents of Tristan (the trickster), Mark (the usuitable husband), and Iseult (the love object).
- Chaucer Subjects
- Miller and His Tale.