... Chaucer, but to see in what ways his stories might enlarge our perceptions of human life and its possibilities, even though they were written during and for a very different historical context (xviii). While I refute the patristic and feminism criticism that argues the Wife is meant to be the supreme embodiment and confirmation of medieval stereotypes (Rigby 134). These critics argue that ... a way that was backwards in order to suit her own use of the works. A master of parody, WB turns Jerome's words back on themselves. The same way Clerks tainted the Bible. "As WB knows from experien...

• Word Count: 2959
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography