Charity Refused and Curses Uttered in Chaucer's Friar's Tale

Author / Editor
Culver, Jennifer.

Title
Charity Refused and Curses Uttered in Chaucer's Friar's Tale

Published
Hortulus 4 (2008): n.p.

Description
Argues that Chaucer's representation of the widow in FrT anticipates the "cursing hag" of Early Modern tradition, especially in responding to the summoner's refusal of her request for charity. The curse and the summoner's refusal to repent help to convey the Tale's themes of intention, agency, and the power of language.

Chaucer Subjects
Friar and His Tale