The Logic of Deprivation in the 'Reeve's Tale'

Author / Editor
Woods, William F.

Title
The Logic of Deprivation in the 'Reeve's Tale'

Published
Chaucer Review 30 (1995): 150-63.

Description
RvT is a social allegory reflecting economic and social practices. Symkyn upsets the balance of trade by reducing supply, thus increasing demand. Balance is eventually restored.

Chaucer Subjects
Reeve and His Tale.