Decoding the ambiguity of "the Nun's Priest's Tale"
Other Title(s)
تحليل الغموض في (حكاية واعظ الراهبة) لتشوسر
Author
Source
Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences
Issue
Vol. 48, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2021), pp.420-430, 11 p.
Publisher
University of Jordan Deanship of Academic Research (DAR)
Publication Date
2021-03-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
The multi-layered complexity of "the Nun's Priest's Tale" seems praiseworthy, but it potentially causes readers to feel uncertain of what the tale is all about.
Derek Brewer summarizes the various critical readings of the tale and concludes that the presence of such sundry critical viewpoints about the same literary piece induces one to wonder, "what is this nature; what is the status of the text, that can sustain such inconsistencies, give rise to such diverse interpretations? How should we accommodate such variety?" (1984: 91).
To resolve such a problem, Brewer suggests that "we have to take Chaucer's own word for it [the tale]: 'my tale is of a cok'" (1984: 106).
This viewpoint seems insightful; nevertheless, it explains neither the structural nor thematic ambiguity of the tale.
Also, it pays little attention to how centralizing Chauntecleer's dream experience, which constitutes the fulcrum of "the Nun's priest's Tale", into the narrative influences the tale's clarity and confounds its thematic value.
Thus, this paper discusses the main events that obscure the structural and thematic texture of "the Nun's Priest's Tale" and explains how the tale's complex structure engenders its own thematic ambiguity and vagueness.
The paper analyzes the dominant ambiguity and vagueness of "the Nun's priest's Tale" by examining the role of the narrator as well as the influence of Chauntecleer's conversations with both Pertelote and the Fox in establishing the tale's mysterious scaffold.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zurayqat, Malik Jamal. 2021. Decoding the ambiguity of "the Nun's Priest's Tale". Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences،Vol. 48, no. 1, pp.420-430.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1362972
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zurayqat, Malik Jamal. Decoding the ambiguity of "the Nun's Priest's Tale". Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences Vol. 48, no. 1 (2021), pp.420-430.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1362972
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zurayqat, Malik Jamal. Decoding the ambiguity of "the Nun's Priest's Tale". Dirasat : Human and Social Sciences. 2021. Vol. 48, no. 1, pp.420-430.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1362972
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-1362972