His Yeman Eek Was Ful of Curteisye
- Author / Editor
- Lambdin, Robert T., and Laura C. Lambdin.
His Yeman Eek Was Ful of Curteisye
- 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. 357-68
- Description
- Characterizes the Canon's Yeoman as a "personal servant of a religious officer," although details of CYP indicate that he might more accurately be described as an alchemist's fire-tender or "puffer." The essay examines the importance of fire and temperature control in alchemical practice and reads details of CYPT as evidence that the Canon's Yeoman is in the process of reformation.
- Alternative Title
- Chaucer's Pilgrims: An Historical Guide to the Pilgrims in "The Canterbury Tales."
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canon's Yeoman and His Tale.