The Assassination of the 'Litel Clergeon': A Post-colonial Reading of the Prioress's Tale

Author / Editor
Paley, Karen Surman.

Title
The Assassination of the 'Litel Clergeon': A Post-colonial Reading of the Prioress's Tale

Published
Diversity 3 (Summer 1995): 39-65.

Description
Asserting the impossibility of a neutral approach and citing her Jewish ancestry, Paley considers PrT in its historical context.
Chaucer's uncharacteristic omission of a tale to balance the Prioress's--i.e., his omission of a Jewish tale--is a disservice to the reader.

Chaucer Subjects
Prioress and Her Tale.