Tolkien, Philology, and The Reeve's Tale

Author / Editor
Scase, Wendy.

Title
Tolkien, Philology, and The Reeve's Tale

Published
SAC 24: 325-34, 2002.

Description
Encourages more thorough integration of Chaucer studies and Middle English studies, exemplifying the potential by examining the "pragmatic dimension" of "curteisly" in RvT (1.3997) and suggesting that John and Aleyn's use of low-prestige dialect may be a means to deceive Symkyn.

Chaucer Subjects
Language and Word Studies.
Reeve and His Tale