| The Summoner's Tale Revised Edition Contributor(s): Chaucer, Geoffrey (Author) |
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ISBN: 0806127449 ISBN-13: 9780806127446 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: November 1995 Annotation: Once reviled as an example of Chaucer at his most tasteless and omitted from some editions of "The Canterbury Tales, this scatological anecdote has over time been accorded genuine admiration, first grudging and finally unabashed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.1 |
| LCCN: 94038951 |
| Series: Variorum Edition of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 7.34" W x 10.39" (1.73 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Part Seven Once reviled as an example of Chaucer at his most tasteless and omitted from some editions of The Canterbury Tales, this scatological anecdote has over time been accorded genuine admiration, first grudging and finally unabashed. As in The Miller's Tale, Chaucer has elaborated a simple fart joke into pungent satire against human foibles. Here too, through subtle references to religious lore, Chaucer transforms mere vulgarity into a truly clever jest and, in the opinion of some critics, a serious commentary on important issues. The particular target of the tale's satire is a friar who is so blinded by greed, hypocrisy, and anger that he cannot see how others perceive him. |