Historicizing Wrastlynge in the "Miller's Tale"

Semenza discusses the aspects of the sport of wresting that would have remained essentially the same over through the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries and applies these aspects to examining Robin the Miller in the Miller's Tale. The complex contemporary status of the medieval wrestler reveals...

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Published in:The Chaucer review 2003-01, Vol.38 (1), p.66-82
Main Author: Semenza, Gregory M. Colón
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Archery
Chaucer, Geoffrey (1340?-1400)
Chivalry
Contests
English literature
Folktales
Historical analysis
Middle Ages
Prologues
Sports
Statutory law
Storytelling
Tales
Wrestling
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Summary:Semenza discusses the aspects of the sport of wresting that would have remained essentially the same over through the thirteenth and sixteenth centuries and applies these aspects to examining Robin the Miller in the Miller's Tale. The complex contemporary status of the medieval wrestler reveals the implications of Chaucer's decision to make Robin a wrester, and undermines critical claims that the decision merely serves to highlight the miller's crudeness.
ISSN:0009-2002
1528-4204
1528-4204
DOI:10.1353/cr.2003.0021