Saints' Relics in Medieval English Literature

Author / Editor
Malo, Roberta [Robyn].

Title
Saints' Relics in Medieval English Literature

Published
DAI A68.07 (2008): n.p.

Description
Discussing the use of relics as a site of "institutional control," Malo argues that in works such as CT, writers "use relics as tools" for affirmation or critique of the Church's position as dispenser of grace and healing.

Chaucer Subjects
Canterbury Tales--General
Pardoner and His Tale