A Shipman Ther Was, Wonynge Fer by Weste
- Author / Editor
- King, Sigrid.
A Shipman Ther Was, Wonynge Fer by Weste
- Published
- Laura C. Lambdin and Robert T. Lambdin, eds. Chaucer's Pilgrims: An Historical Guide to the Pilgrims in the "Canterbury Tales" (Westport, Conn.; and London: Greenwood, 1996), pp. 210-19
- Description
- The GP description of the Shipman depicts him as a typical privateer, one modeled, perhaps, on the historical John Hawley and Piers Risselden. ShT reflects a cynical attitude, aimed especially at the merchant of the "Tale."
- Alternative Title
- Chaucer's Pilgrims: An Historical Guide to the Pilgrims in "The Canterbury Tales."
- Chaucer Subjects
- Shipman and His Tale.
- General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.