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Get Thee To A Nunnery: Rehabilitating Chaucer's Prioress
The Prioress's contrasting depictions in the "General Prologue" and "The Prioress's Tale" maintain a reputation for ambiguity and poetic irony. Historical evidence and a closer reading of Chaucer's text suggest that critical analyses of the Prioress's portrait and tale have neglected to consider …