CR Episode 86: Canterbury Tales VIII – The Physician’s and Pardoner’s Tales

Critical Readings

EpisodeJul 12, 20211h 17m

CR Episode 86: Canterbury Tales VIII – The Physician’s and Pardoner’s Tales

Critical Readings

EpisodeJul 12, 20211h 17m

The panel looks at the honor-before-death connexion between Fragment V and Fragment VI as exemplified by Virginia in the Physician's Tale, and then considers the multiple levels of moral instruction on offer in the boldly hypocritical Pardoner's Tale.Continue reading

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Critical Readings examines key literary texts using close reading and critical analysis, and explains these approaches in discussion. Listeners will learn about the texts themselves and about how to approach a text for critical analysis.

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