Humor and satire in The Canterbury Tales

Author

Susan E. Beeman

Date of Award

7-1-1982

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

English

First Advisor

Dr. Richard L. Lane

Abstract

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales are humorous and satiric, but the humor and satire are usually addressed in very general terms by critical scholars. The critical literature regarding humor and satire in general and The Canterbury Tales in particular says little about how the humor and satire work, possibly because both their nature and the operation of their techniques in a work are so difficult to pinpoint and explain. Nevertheless, such an undertaking is possible and worthwhile.

Comments

A Thesis Presented to the Department of English and the Faculty of the Graduate College University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts University of Nebraska at Omaha. Copyright 1982 Susan E. Beeman.

Recommended Citation

Beeman, Susan E., "Humor and satire in The Canterbury Tales" (1982). Student Work. 3156.
https://digitalcommons.unomaha.edu/studentwork/3156