Merchants Tale critics Flashcards
What did Burnley say
Chaucer ‘provides malicious amusement at the expense of society’
What does Schleusener say
‘May’s fall takes us by surprise and yet confirms our worst suspicions’
what does Tatlock say
‘religion itself is bemocked’ as the sanctity of marriage to please God is subverted for indulgence in ‘appetit
what does Steens say and what does this suggest
‘weaves the biblical and classical’ suggesting that the loyalty to religion is tarnished by the use of classical gods
what does Zeaslin say
‘Damyan places the old man in a figurative enclosure’
what does Davidson say
January is a joke who deserves our derision
what does schleusener say about marriage
all good feelings the audience may have about love and marriage are demolished
what does Martin say
the male exploitation of economic power for erotic purchase”
what does mortimer say
it is women who are blamed for all physical, intellectual and moral weakness in society
what does Stevens say
“a story intending to show the deceitfulness of women
what does Varnam say
Chaucer’s garden in this tale is no longer a place of courtly love and intellectual debate but of lust and sexuality
what does Ashton say
“Without doubt this portrayal of married love is firmly on the side of the female”
what does shores say
cynical condemnation of courtly convention
what did balmier say
May is nonchalentally two faced
