"Goddes Pryvetee" and a "Wyf": "Curiositas" and the Triadic Sins in the Miller's and Reeve's Tales.

Description: Explains that the medieval notion of "curiositas" (illicit pursuit of knowledge) entails concupiscence of the eyes, concupiscence of the flesh, and worldly pride, showing that these vices are a theme that links MilT and RvT, particularly evident in a series of puns "pryvetee," "queynte," etc.). By offering a variety of characters that are guilty of "curiositas," Chaucer deflates the intellectual pretentiousness of the vice.