Ther Was Also a Nonne, a Prioresse
- Author / Editor
- Hourigan, Maureen.
Ther Was Also a Nonne, a Prioresse
- 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. 38-46.
- Description
- Briefly surveys the history of medieval nunneries, the typical responsibilities of a prioress, and critical attitudes toward the Prioress and PrT.
- Alternative Title
- Chaucer's Pilgrims: An Historical Guide to the Pilgrims in "The Canterbury Tales."
- Chaucer Subjects
- Prioress and Her Tale.
- General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales.