The Wife of Bath's "Bele Chose."

Author / Editor
Bjork, Robert E.

Title
The Wife of Bath's "Bele Chose."

Published
Chaucer Review 53.3 (2018): 336-49.

Description
Surveys Chaucer's uses of terms for private parts, and argues that his use of "bele chos" (beautiful thing) instead of pudendum (shameful thing) suggests his celebration of the Wife's sexuality.

Chaucer Subjects
Wife of Bath and Her Tale
Language and Word Studies