Chaucer's 'Pardoner's Tale' and Pestilence in Late-Medieval Literature

Author / Editor
Snell, William.

Title
Chaucer's 'Pardoner's Tale' and Pestilence in Late-Medieval Literature

Published
Studies in Medieval English Language and Literature 10 (1995): 1-16.

Description
Assesses PardT in light of contemporary literature about pestilence, arguing that Chaucer both distances PardT from his audience and critiques Flemings.

Chaucer Subjects
Pardoner and His Tale.