Ther Was Also a Nonne, a Prioresse

Author / Editor
Hourigan, Maureen.

Title
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.