The Classic English Literature Podcast

"A Wholly Vicious Man": Chaucer's Pardoner (The Canterbury Tales Part 2)

January 08, 2023 Matthew McDonough Season 1 Episode 14
The Classic English Literature Podcast
"A Wholly Vicious Man": Chaucer's Pardoner (The Canterbury Tales Part 2)
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On our second episode for Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, we take a deep look at a character that scholars have called "pre-Shakespearean" in his psychological roundness and complexity: The Pardoner.

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