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Due to the virtual absence of women in literary history before 1500, feminist historians and literary critics often turn to Chaucer to satisfy the hunger for valid representations of women. Christened “evir (God wait) all womanis frend” by Chaucerian Gavin Douglas, he appears to be the perfect candidate; however, this urge to fill the gap distorts the way we interpret Chaucer’s female characters. Read as a sign of Chaucer’s empathy with women, or at the very least, his understanding of a female…

When one thinks of how many people participated in the war, they probably only think of how many soldiers fought in the war and how many casualties there were. Due to the art of propaganda, most of the citizens from each country during World War II were acting participants because it lit a fire in everyone’s stomachs to help their country’s cause in whatever way possible. A teaching fellow at the Alabama Department of Archives and History wrote, “During World War II, the government undertook…

‘The Summoner’s tale’ and ‘The Pardoner’s tale’ of the Canterbury Tales: Deception in language The Summoner, Friar and Pardoner use deception in their language to deceive the pilgrims. The Oxford English Dictionary (2014a) defines deception as “deliberately causing someone to believe something that is not true, especially for personal gain.” Both ‘The Summoner’s Tale’ and ‘The Pardoner’s Tale’ of the Canterbury Tales question the truthfulness of language. This essay will argue how the language…