THEOPHANY IN THE MILLER'S TALE

In the "Miller's Tale," Chaucer uses "pryvetee" to refer both to human genitalia and to divine secrets. Biggs and Howes discuss a theme of the tale: the limits of human knowledge, primarily of God but also of other humans.

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Published in:Medium aevum 1996-01, Vol.65 (2), p.269-279
Main Authors: BIGGS, FREDERICK M., HOWES, LAURA L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Allusion
Bible
Chaucer
Chaucer, Geoffrey (1340?-1400)
Couplets
Divinity
End of time
Eschatology
God
Literary criticism
Literary themes
Middle English
Narrators
Poetry
Tales
Theme
Theology
Theophany
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Summary:In the "Miller's Tale," Chaucer uses "pryvetee" to refer both to human genitalia and to divine secrets. Biggs and Howes discuss a theme of the tale: the limits of human knowledge, primarily of God but also of other humans.
ISSN:0025-8385
2398-1423
DOI:10.2307/43629851