Alma Redemptoris Mater, Gaude Maria, and the Prioress's Tale

Author / Editor
Boenig, Robert.

Title
Alma Redemptoris Mater, Gaude Maria, and the Prioress's Tale

Published
Notes and Queries 244: 321-26, 1999.

Description
Discusses Chaucer's use of "Alma Redemptoris" rather than "Gaude Maria" in PrT, arguing that the choice may have influenced his characterization of the clergeon. The option was available in Chaucer's sources.

Chaucer Subjects
Prioress and Her Tale.
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.