State of Mind--Action--Moral Judgement
- Author / Editor
- Ellis, Mark Spencer.
State of Mind--Action--Moral Judgement
- Published
- Linda Cookson and Bryan Loughrey, ed. Critical Essays on The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale (Harlow: Longman, 1990), pp. 29-45.
- Description
- Argues that PardPT challenges modern readers' "conventional notions about character and events" and "undermines some fundamental assumptions about social morality." Anonymity, loaded rhymes, and, above all, a consistent lack of decision-making and individuality establish the disturbing amorality of the narrative.
- Alternative Title
- Critical Essays on The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Pardoner and His Tale
- Style and Versification