Biblical Parody in the "Summoner's Tale."
- Author / Editor
- Levy, Bernard S.
Biblical Parody in the "Summoner's Tale."
- Published
- Tennessee Studies in Literature 11 (1966): 45-60.
- Description
- Contributes to discussions of the effectiveness of SumT by describing its "pattern of biblical parody" centered on Pentecost, arguing that the Summoner uses the pattern to attack the claim that friars, like the apostles, "have a special divine grace." The wheel image, the theme of wrath, and the alignment of anal imagery in SumP and SumT help to criticize fraternal arrogance and effectively spite the Friar.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Summoner and His Tale
Friar and His Tale