Rebels and Rivals

Susanna Fein is professor of English and coordinator of the Arts and Sciences minor in Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Studies at Kent State University.David Raybin is a professor of English at Eastern Illinois University, who has published extensively on the works of Chaucer.Derek Pearsall is a prominent Chaucerian scholar and professor emeritus of Harvard University.

• ForewordPrefaceAcknowledgmentsThe Inn, the Cathedral, and the Pilgrimage of The Canterbury Tales by Frederick B. JonassenUp and Down, To and Fro: Spatial Relationships in The Knight's Tale by William F. WoodsClerkly Rivalry in The Reeve's Tale by Bruce Kent Cowgill“Lat the Children Pleye”: The Game Betwixt the Ages in The Reeve's Tale by Susanna Greer FeinThe Wife of Bath: Chaucer’s Inchoate Experiment in Feminist Hermeneutics by Susan K. Hagen“My Spirit Hath His Fostryng in the Bible”: The Summoner's Tale and the Holy Spirit by Jay RuudLords, Churls, and Friars: The Return to Social Order in The Summoner's Tale by Linda GeorgiannaThe Falcon’s Complaint in The Squire’s Tale by Charles A. Owen Jr.“And Pave It Al of Silver and of Gold”: The Humane Artistry of The Canon’s Yeoman's Tale by David RaybinA Memoir of Chaucer’s Institute by C. David BensonAppendix: The Portrayals of Fortune in the Tales of The Monk’s Tale (Abstract) by Peter C. BraegerWorks CitedContributorsIndexes