CHAUCER AND LOVE

CHAUCER AND LOVE
AH 110

Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1340-1400) is famous for his Canterbury Tales — a series of stories told by a remarkable variety of tellers, who are on a pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral. Their stories swing from high to low, from idealism to parody. One of the tales is told by the Wife of Bath, who is one of the best known and least understood figures from the Canterbury Tales. Having been married five times, the wife is an expert on the status of women, and her “Prologue” sets out to take apart the anti-woman ideas of the medieval church.

November 7: Chivalry and Ribaldry

November 14: The Wife of Bath

Presenter: Elizabeth Allen,
UCI Professor of English

Developer: Meredith Cheston

Thursdays, November 7, 14
1:00 - 3:00 PM

Facilitators:
Beth Dorin 949-582-7742
beth.dorin@gmail.com

Kristien Evans 949-231-8571
kristien5@hotmail.com