The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer

Author / Editor
Marsh, Nicholas.

Title
The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer

Published
Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Macmillan Education, 1987.

Physical Description
96 pp.

Series
Macmillan Master Guides

Description
Study guide to WBPT that includes commentary on their place in the CT, their sources and backgrounds, and medieval and modern ways of assessing the Wife's character. Includes a summary/commentary of the narratives, arranged in segments, followed by discussion of the themes of marriage, mastery, and gentillesse, and commentary on style, imagery, and dramatic devices. Closes with a specimen passage in Middle English (with additional commentary), a brief description of critical approaches, and study questions.

Chaucer Subjects
Wife of Bath and Her Tale