Sowing Difficulty:The Parson's Tale, Vernacular Commentary, and the Nature of Chaucerian Dissent
- Author / Editor
- Pitard, Derrick G.
Sowing Difficulty:The Parson's Tale, Vernacular Commentary, and the Nature of Chaucerian Dissent
- Published
- Studies in the Age of Chaucer 26 (2004): 299-330
- Description
- Considers ParsT in light of Lollard concern with the use of English, the themes and drama of MLE and ParsP, and the inclusion of ParsT in MS Longleat 29. Longleat indicates that lay readers used ParsT for private devotional purposes, although the original Latin material was intended to be used by priests to aid their parishioners. In the context of CT, ParsT is orthodox; yet, it reflects Chaucer's awareness of the value of the vernacular in shaping individual identity. The Parson's antagonist in MLE is the Shipman.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Parson and His Tale.
- Manuscripts and Textual Studies.
- Man of Law and His Tale.