'The Fair Maid of Ribblesdale' and the Problem of Parody
- Author / Editor
- Burton, T. L.
'The Fair Maid of Ribblesdale' and the Problem of Parody
- Published
- Essays in Criticism 31 (1981): 282-98.
- Description
- Argues that internal evidence (meter, repetitiveness, exaggeration, etc.) is sufficient to establish that "The Fair Maid of Ribblesdale" is a parody, comparing examples drawn from the poem to similar ones in Chaucer's MercB, MilT, and, especially, Thop.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Tale of Sir Thopas
- Miller and His Tale
- Merciles Beaute