Alys's Formulation of Intent--or Her Killing Us Softly with Her Siren Song
- Author / Editor
- Purdon, Liam O.
Alys's Formulation of Intent--or Her Killing Us Softly with Her Siren Song
- Published
- Parentheses: Papers in Medieval Studies 1 (1999): 187-204. [Web publication.]
- Description
- Considers theories that Alison conspired with Jankyn to murder her fourth husband, assessing matters of criminal intent and liability, and exploring ways that WBP situates the reader as a victim of the Wife's special pleading.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Wife of Bath and Her Tale