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"Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale"


"Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale"
Looks at the portrayal of gender in the "Canterbury Tales General Prologue", Miller's Portrait, and the "Miller's Tale" by Chaucer.
1,750 words (approx. 7 pages) | 2 sources | MLA | 2003 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how the Miller's lack of virtue, as seen in his portrait and unsavory scatological tale, forms an aggregate text that works to disgust the reader.

From the Paper:

Michael Pertschuk states on the topic of gender roles and beauty that, "the stereotypical male has been depicted as fixated on female bodies while being largely oblivious of his own" (54). This is true of the Miller's character portrait in the Canterbury Tales. The Miller is described to be a despicable, burly man, who is involved in activities deeply rooted in masculinity. In his tale, the characters that emerge unscathed or victor of the mating competition fit what we could assume to be within his gender role paradigm.

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APA Citation:

"Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Canterbury-Tales-The-Miller's-Tale/48704

MLA Citation:

""Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale"" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-Canterbury-Tales-The-Miller's-Tale/48704>




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I have an interest in language theory; late 20-Century Poetics, especially the L-A-N-G-U-A-G-E school. I also enjoy early English dramas.
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