The Host's "precious corpus Madrian."
- Author / Editor
- Haskell, Ann Sullivan.
The Host's "precious corpus Madrian."
- Published
- Journal of English and Germanic Philology 67 (1968): 430-40.
- Description
- Identifies the referent of the Host's oath (MkP 7.1892) as the Greek martyr St. Adrian, explaining his history and legends, familiarity to Chaucer's audience, and appropriateness to the context of the Host's complaint that his wife Goodelief had not heard Mel.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Language and Word Studies
Monk and His Tale
Tale of Melibee