Old Pies, Stray Flies, and Possibly Poisonous Parsley in the "Cook's Prologue and Tale."

Author / Editor
Wang, Denise Ming-yueh.

Title
Old Pies, Stray Flies, and Possibly Poisonous Parsley in the "Cook's Prologue and Tale."

Published
Ex-Position 45 (2021): 27-45.

Description
Explicates details in the GP description of the Cook, CkPT, and ManP, exploring their physical and moral implications for characterization, "food safety" in Chaucer's London, and hygiene among its victuallers--cooks, innkeepers, and manciples.

Chaucer Subjects
Cook and His Tale