The Wisdom of Old Women: Alisoun of Bath as Auctrice
- Author / Editor
- Minnis, Alastair.
The Wisdom of Old Women: Alisoun of Bath as Auctrice
- Published
- Helen Cooney, ed. Writings on Love in the English Middle Ages (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006), pp. 99-114.
- Description
- In the Wife of Bath, Chaucer radically remakes La Vieille from the Roman de la Rose, granting her true wisdom and authority. The Wife of Bath successfully uses Latin tradition and academic techniques in WBP, and WBT reflects the profound wisdom of old women. Minnis considers the authenticity of the six disputed passages in WBP (44a-f, 575-84, 605-8, 609-12, 619-26, and 717-20).
- Alternative Title
- Writings on Love in the English Middle Ages.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Wife of Bath and Her Tale.
- Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.