"The Tale of Melibeus" and Chaucer.

Author / Editor
Konagaya, Yataka.

Title
"The Tale of Melibeus" and Chaucer.

Published
Studies in English Literature 42 (1965): 13-18.

Description
Distinguishes between Chaucer the poet and Chaucer the pilgrim, and considers the "singularities" of Mel as clues to the "author's intention," reading the Tale as a self-aware "travesty" of Chaucer's relation with his wife, Philippa.

Chaucer Subjects
Tale of Melibee
Chaucer's Life