The Canaanite Woman, the Second Nun, and St. Cecilia

Chaucer’s little-noticed allusion to the story of the Canaanite woman in his Prologue to the Second Nun’s Tale brings several aspects of his poem into focus. What he gains by alluding to this account can be seen in a comparison of its source text, Matt. 15:21-28, to the very different version of thi...

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Main Author: Dobbs, Elizabeth A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 2013
In: Christianity & literature
Year: 2013, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 203-222
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