Chaucer and Becket’s Mother: "The Man of Law’s Tale," Conversion, and Race in the Middle Ages

Meriem Pagès

Published by ARC Humanities Press 2023

Chaucer and Becket’s Mother

"The Man of Law’s Tale," Conversion, and Race in the Middle Ages

Meriem Pagès

In the series Medieval Media Cultures

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781802701043

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About this book

This book examines Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales from the perspective of the current debate about race and religion in the Middle Ages, uniting Chaucerian Studies with a crucial contemporary debate in Medieval Studies.

Author / Editor information

Pagès Meriem :

Meriem Pagès is Professor of English at Keene State College. Her primary research interest lies in the representation(s) of Islam in medieval Europe.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	V
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Introduction DESIRE, ANXIETY, AND CONVERSION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Introduction DESIRE, ANXIETY, AND CONVERSION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Chapter 2 THOMAS BECKET’S MOTHER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Chapter 3 THE BECKET LEGEND, THE MAN OF LAW’S TALE, AND CONVERSION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Chapter 4 THE MAN OF LAW’S TALE IN CONTEXT Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
CONCLUSION Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105

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Language: English
Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 116
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 4
- Tables: 1
Keywords: Chaucer; Geoffrey; medieval literature; hagiography; Becket; romance; portrayal of Islam

eBook

Published: April 13, 2023
ISBN: 9781802701043