The Function of the Host in 'The Canterbury Tales'
- Author / Editor
- Richardson, Cynthia C.
The Function of the Host in 'The Canterbury Tales'
- Published
- Texas Studies in Literature and Language 12 (1970): 325-44.
- Description
- Assesses the character and function of Harry Bailly, the Host in CT, as he represents the "forces external to the artist that press him to create." The Host embodies aesthetic attitudes and various aspects of Chaucer's audience; his concern with the passing of time reflects Chaucer's awareness of the pressures society places on a writer.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canterbury Tales--General