The Old Man in Chaucer's Pardoner's Tale: An Interpretative Study of His Identity and Meaning
- Author / Editor
- Richardson, Gudrun.
The Old Man in Chaucer's Pardoner's Tale: An Interpretative Study of His Identity and Meaning
- Published
- Neophilologus 87: 323-37, 2003.
- Description
- Richardson surveys various interpretations of the Old Man in PardT. Concentrates on the imagery of Mother Earth and of suicide, arguing that the Old Man can be seen as the Pardoner's undying soul.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Pardoner and His Tale.