A Cruel Spoon in Context: Cutlery and Conviviality in Late Medieval Literature

Author / Editor
Kamath, Stephanie A. Viereck Gibbs.

Title
A Cruel Spoon in Context: Cutlery and Conviviality in Late Medieval Literature

Published
Etudes Anglaises 66 (2013): 281-86.

Description
Exemplifies the symbolic and socio-historical importance of cutlery in medieval literature, including discussion of instances from works by Chaucer.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism