The Self-Revelatory Tendencies of The Pardoner in the Canterbury Tales

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Cankaya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
Volume:9 Issue:1
The Self-Revelatory Tendencies of The Pardoner in the Canterbury Tales

The Self-Revelatory Tendencies of The Pardoner in the Canterbury Tales

Authors : Nazan ÇAKÇAK

Pages : 139-147

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Publication Date : 2012-02-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The Pardoner is the last of the pilgrims to be described in the General Prologue. Although Chaucer asks for forgiveness for not placing the pilgrims in their proper degree, this has some humiliating connotations to the minds of the readers. Putting the Pardoner last in the General Prologue, Chaucer suggests that he is like an unpleasant thought coming into existence slowly in the minds referring to his being narrated as one of the most wicked characters of all.1 There might also be literary and artistic reasons for mentioning the Pardoner at the end of the character list. It is clear that Chaucer has been particularly interested in him in the Pardoner’s Prologue and Epilogue and he reveals more about him than about any other pilgrims except the Wife of Bath.
Keywords : Pardoner, Self Revelatory, Tendencies

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