Reflections of the Book of Job and Gregory's Moralia in Chaucer's 'Monk's Tale

Author / Editor
Wurtele, Douglas.

Title
Reflections of the Book of Job and Gregory's Moralia in Chaucer's 'Monk's Tale

Published
Florilegium 21 (2004): 83-93.

Description
Despairing in his sin, the Monk ignores the providential aspect of the story of Job, and so his tragedies emphasize only death. He particularly ignores the conventionally exegetical readings of Adam and Sampson as examples of Providence.

Chaucer Subjects
Monk and His Tale.