Rebels and rivals : the contestive spirit in the Canterbury tales ; edited by Susanna Greer Fein, David Raybin, and Peter C. Braeger ; Foreword by Derek Pearsall

The Inn, The Cathedral, And The Pilgrimage Of The Canterbury Tales / Frederick B. Jonassen -- Up And Down, To And Fro: Spatial Relationships In The Knight's Tale / William F. Woods -- Clerkly Rivalry In The Reeve's Tale / Bruce Kent Cowgill -- Lat The Children Pleye: The Game Betwixt The Ages In The Reeve's Tale / Susanna Greer Fein -- The Wife Of Bath: Chaucer's Inchoate Experiment In Feminist Hermeneutics / Susan K. Hagen -- My Spirit Hath His Fostryng In The Bible: The Summoner's Tale And The Holy Spirit / Jay Ruud -- Lords, Churls, And Friars: The Return To Social Order In The Summoner's Tale / Linda Georgianna -- The Falcon's Complaint In The Squire's Tale / Charles A. Owen, Jr. -- And Pave It Al Of Silver And Of Gold: The Humane Artistry Of The Canon's Yeoman's Tale / David Raybin -- A Memoir Of Chaucer's Institute / C. David Benson -- Appendix: The Portrayals Of Fortune In The Tales Of The Monk's Tale (abstract) / Peter C. Braeger. Edited By Susanna Greer Fein, David Raybin, And Peter C. Braeger ; Foreword By Derek Pearsall. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Established scholars will enjoy the versatility and incisiveness of much of the reading in these essays, even though they may be heard muttering stifled oaths from time to time. New readers will relish the combativeness and assurance, the readiness to try out new ideas. No one could miss the vitality and open-mindedness of approach, or remain uninvigorated by it.-from the Foreword The essays that make up this collection offer several provocative interpretations of the rivalrous and rebellious spirits that inhabit the worlds of Chaucer's tales. The volume is intended for the dedicated teacher of Chaucer as well as for the specialist in medieval English studies.