The Physician's Tale

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Book Overview

Part Seventeen

The Physician's Tale, somewhat neglected during the nineteenth century, has enjoyed a resurgence of scholarly attention over the past quarter century. The early sources of the tale bequeathed to Chaucer an exemplum of the abuse of justice: a father kills his daughter to prevent an unscrupulous judge from taking possession of her. In Chaucer's hands, however, the tale undergoes a number of changes and additions by which it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080612038X
• ISBN13: 9780806120386
• Release Date: July 1987
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 10.5"