Toward the Common Good: Punishing Fraud among the Victualers of Medieval London
- Author / Editor
- Hanawalt, Barbara A.
Toward the Common Good: Punishing Fraud among the Victualers of Medieval London
- Published
- Fiona Somerset and Nicholas Watson, eds. Truth and Tales: Cultural Mobility and Medieval Media (Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 2015), pp. 168–86.
- Description
- Discusses Chaucer's use of humor in describing the "thieving millers" in GP and RvT. Looks at class and social issues among food providers, including cooks, bakers, and taverners, and civic governing entities responsible for overseeing production of high-quality food. Includes brief analysis of Chaucer's Cook in GP.
- Alternative Title
- Truth and Tales: Cultural Mobility and Medieval Media.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Miller and His Tale
Reeve and His Tale
Cook and His Tale