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Chaucer's palimpsest: Judas Iscariot and the Pardoner's Tale.
- Source :
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Chaucer Review . 1995, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p303. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 1995
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Abstract
- Examines Middle English poet Geoffrey Chaucer's work `Pardoner's Tale' and its parallelism to Judas Iscariot's greed that led to his betrayal of Jesus Christ. Judas' own disseminating repertoire imprints on Chaucer's storyline; Association of the poem's chosen theme with Judas; Similarities of Chaucer's old man in the poem to the wandering Jew who was condemned to walk the earth until Christ returned.
- Subjects :
- *POETRY (Literary form)
*CRITICISM
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00092002
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Chaucer Review
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9505170705