Marriage in Canterbury Tales

Marriage is an institution viewed upon in many different ways. Some people believe it is a holy union of two people in order to reproduce. On the other hand, there are those who look at it as a social contract which often binds two people that are not necessarily right for each other. In Geoffrey Chaucher's The Canterbury Tales, the view taken is that of the former. Chaucher looks at marriage as an obligation that …

…incidents show his disdain for the institution of marriage. Bibliography Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales. London: Penguin Group, 1977. Cooper, Helen. Oxford Guides To Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales. Oxford: Oxford University <Tab/>Press, 1989. Howard, Donald R. Chaucer: His Life, His Works, His World. New York: E.P. Dutton, <Tab/>1987. Kittredge, G.L. Critical Essays On Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Toronto: University of <Tab/>Toronto Press, 1991.