The Punishment of the Jews, Hugh of Lincoln, and the Question of Satire in Chaucer's Prioress's Tale
- Author / Editor
- Dahood, Roger.
The Punishment of the Jews, Hugh of Lincoln, and the Question of Satire in Chaucer's Prioress's Tale
- Published
- Viator 36 (2005): 465-91.
- Description
- Chaucer's ties to Lincoln and the reference to Hugh of Lincoln in PrT make it unlikely that Chaucer was satirizing anti-Semitism in the Tale. The punishment of drawing and hanging in PrT refers to historical cruelty and reflects an attitude prevalent among important members of Chaucer's audience, including John of Gaunt and his circle.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Prioress and Her Tale.