The Merchant's Tale
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| Originally published | 1960 |
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| Authors | Geoffrey Chaucer |
| Original language | Middle English |
| Preceded by | The Clerk's Tale |
| Followed by | The Squire's Tale |
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| ID | 1218340 |
About The Merchant's Tale
"The Merchant's Tale" is one of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. In it Chaucer subtly mocks antifeminist literature like that of Theophrastus. The tale also shows the influence of Boccaccio, Deschamps' Le Miroir de Mariage, Roman de la Rose by Guillaume de Lorris, Andreas Capellanus, Statius and Cato.
