Is May in the Merchant's Tale Beautiful as 'May'?
- Author / Editor
- Akahori, Naoko.
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.