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“His Studie was but Litel on the Bible”: Materialism and Misreading in Chaucer’s Physician’s Tale

Joshua J. Stigall notes that because Chaucer’s Physician’s Tale is generally considered the least interesting tale in the Canterbury Tales it has not received critical engagement on the scale that other tales, like the Wife of Bath and the Knight, have received. Moreover, when the tale is discussed, Chaucer’s characterization of the Physician in the…
Josh Stigall
April 15, 2013