Is May in the Merchant's Tale Beautiful as 'May'?

Author / Editor
Akahori, Naoko.

Title
Is May in the Merchant's Tale Beautiful as 'May'?

Published
Bulletin of the Institute of Women's Culture (Showa Women's University) 34 (2007): 29-38.

Description
Akahori analyzes characteristics of May in MerT, focusing on her presence in January's garden and nuances of the adjective "fressh." Exploring instances of the word throughout CT, the author shows that its use in MerT is sarcastic.

Chaucer Subjects
Merchant and His Tale
Language and Word Studies.