Fairies in Medieval Romance

Author / Editor
Wade, James.

Title
Fairies in Medieval Romance

Published
New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Physical Description
xiii, 212 pp.

Series
The New Middle Ages.

Description
Discusses fairies and elves within medieval romances and folklore. Analyzes Chaucer's use of "fayrye" in the MerT, "fairy mistresses" in Th, and the "fairy woman" in the WBT.

Chaucer Subjects
Merchant and His Tale
Tale of Sir Thopas
Wife of Bath and Her Tale