Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.

The wife of Bath / Geoffrey Chaucer ; edited by Peter G. Beidler. - Boston : Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, c1996. - xiii, 306 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Case studies in contemporary criticism . - Case studies in contemporary criticism. .

"Complete, authoritative text with biographical and historical contexts, critical history, and essays from five contemporary critical perspectives."

Includes bibliographical references.

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Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 --Characters--Wife of Bath.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 --Characters--Women.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, 1340?-1400 --Criticism and interpretation.


Arthurian romances.
Wife of Bath (Fictitious character)--Poetry.
Arthurian romances--History and criticism.
Man-woman relationships in literature.
Knights and knighthood in literature.
Wife of Bath (Fictitious character)
Marriage in literature.
Women in literature.
Rape in literature.
The Canterbury Tales (Chaucer)

English poetry

PR1868.W592 / B45 1996