T'assaye in thee thy wommanheede : Griselda Chosen, Translated, and Tried

Author / Editor
Williams, Tara.

Title
T'assaye in thee thy wommanheede : Griselda Chosen, Translated, and Tried

Published
Studies in the Age of Chaucer 27 (2005): 93-127

Description
In ClT, Chaucer expands notions of female power, helping to shape an idea of womanliness, especially as manifested in submissiveness, production of heirs, and self-sacrifice. Williams analyzes the linguistic and cultural category of "womanhood" in late medieval England.

Chaucer Subjects
Clerk and His Tale.