The Symbolic Surface of the "Canterbury Tales": The Monk's Portrait. Parts I and II.
- Author / Editor
- Reiss, Edmund.
The Symbolic Surface of the "Canterbury Tales": The Monk's Portrait. Parts I and II.
- Published
- Chaucer Review 2.4 (1968): 254-72 and 3.1 (1968): 12-28.
- Description
- Explores the generally negative connotations and nuances of the lexicon, details, and imagery of the Monk's description in GP, providing context from medieval literature and exegetical commentary to argue that the Monk is "corrupt, gluttonous, lecherous, bestial, even demonic."
- Chaucer Subjects
- Monk and His Tale
Language and Word Studies