The Pardoner's 'lewed peple': Apes, Japes, and the Pre-history of Mass Culture

Author / Editor
Trigg, Stephanie.

Title
The Pardoner's 'lewed peple': Apes, Japes, and the Pre-history of Mass Culture

Published
Ruth Evans, Helen Fulton, and David Matthews, eds. Medieval Cultural Studies: Essays in Honour of Stephen Knight (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2006), pp. 166-78.

Description
Trigg addresses relationships among the reading audience, the pilgrim audience, and the "lewed peple" of PardPT. Set against the GP description of the Parson and his flock, the Pardoner's description of his preaching to the people may indicate their resistance to him. This dynamic is a "proleptic glimpse" into some of the issues confronting modern cultural studies.

Alternative Title
Medieval Cultural Studies: Essays in Honour of Stephen Knight.

Chaucer Subjects
Pardoner and His Tale.