“January is blinded by the deception of his wife.”
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Tolliver [May]
“May is made of masculine fantasy.”
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Shores [Fabliaux]
“A humorous story about how youth and age do not mix well.”
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Ashton [Marriage]
“This portrayal of married love is firmly on the side of the female.”
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Kittredge [Marriage]
“The Merchant’s Tale is a contribution to a marriage debate by a disillusioned and cynical husband.”
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Burchmore [Characters]
“Although the fabliau is often described as the most realistic genre of the middle ages, it is generally recognised that its characters tend to group themselves into a number of familiar types ... who are more caricature than real people.”
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
“January sees what he wants to see rather than what is actually before him.”
Back
Beidler [January]
Card 3
Front
“The garden is a representation of May's body.”
Back
Card 4
Front
“Cynical condemnation of courtly convention.”
Back
Card 5
Front
“Amoral tale reduces all human behaviour to lust and greed.”
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