Chaucer's Parabolic Narrative: The Prologue to the 'Tale of Melibee,' Lines 953-58

Author / Editor
Hill, Thomas D.

Title
Chaucer's Parabolic Narrative: The Prologue to the 'Tale of Melibee,' Lines 953-58

Published
ChauR 47.1 (2012): 365-70.

Description
The semantic range of "proverbs," and Chaucer's emphasis on the word, indicates that Mel is a series of parables, or allegorical narratives.

Chaucer Subjects
Tale of Melibee
Language and Word Studies