Chaucer's Pardoner and the "Thesaurus Meritorium."

Author / Editor
Steadman, John.

Title
Chaucer's Pardoner and the "Thesaurus Meritorium."

Published
English Language Notes 3.1 (1965): 4-7.

Description
Suggests that the "fatal treasure" of PardT gains ironic dimension when seen in light of the theory of the "treasury of merits," used to explain or justify the sale of indulgences.

Chaucer Subjects
Pardoner and His Tale