Tag Archives: Wife of Bath

Christ’s Love for Hot Barley Bread

By Robin Bates | Published: July 29, 2012

Chaucer’s Wife of Bath may not be pure, but Jesus would appreciate her great heart.

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Don’t Underestimate Midsummer Madness

By Robin Bates | Published: June 20, 2012

The summer solstice and Shakespeare’s famous play appear sentimental to us today. They were not always so.

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Imagine the Wife of Bath vs. Rick Santorum

By Robin Bates | Published: February 13, 2012

Candidate for the GOP presidential nominee Rick Santorum opposes birth control on the basis of natural law. Chaucer’s Wife of Bath would take his head off.

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Palin, Mama Grizzlies, and the Wife of Bath

By Robin Bates | Published: November 15, 2010

There was a lot of talk about Sarah Palin’s “Mama Grizzlies” this past election season. The image, which conjures up mothers fiercely defending their threatened young, has never made logical sense to me as a rightwing symbol. After all, shouldn’t mothers be fighting fiercely for social safety net programs (which Sarah Palin attacks) and against [...]

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