TheParson
From Wyclif
Contents |
[edit] The Parson's Tale
[edit] Prologue
What should we learn from knowing that this tale almost always follows the Manciple’s Tale?
What kind of tale does the Host request?
What do you learn about calculating date and time of day in the Middle Ages?
What journey is more important to the Parson than the temporal one of reaching Canterbury?
Whose brother is the Parson?
Did Chaucer plan to put this tale last?
[edit] The Tale
What is the subject of the Parson’s Tale?
- What it is
- Why it has that name
- How many ways it works
- What kinds there are
- What belongs to it
- What hinders it
[edit] Penitence
What are the three parts of penitence?
What are the mortal sins?
What can man do against them?
Who would have liked this tale?
We were promised a merry tale: did we in any way get one?
Why end the CT this way?
[edit] Genre, sources and analogues
The tale appears to be a sermon, an explication of a biblical text. What is it really?
[edit] Treatises on Penitence
- Common after the Lateran Council of 1215 decided that confession should be made at least once a year.
[edit] Structure and themes
Go ahead: parse it out. There are lots of good guides out there for you to work from.
NB: Penitence treated under three main themes: Contrition, Confession, Satisfaction
Many, smaller subdivisions
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