Modern Approaches to the Canterbury Tales
Because The Canterbury Tales was written so long ago, it’s important to take into account the ways modern readers may receive the Wife of Bath differently than a contemporary, medieval audience. Here are some of the ways that modern research made it easier for us to understand what the Wife of Bath is all about:
The Wife of Bath as a Romantic: Reclaiming Power through Love and Sexuality
The Wife of Bath as the Woman on Top: Empowerment or Ridicule?
The Wicked Wife: The Wife of Bath and Medieval Marriage
The Wife of Bath: a Proto-Feminist Character or an Anti-Feminist Caricature?
