The Wife of Bath (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism)

The Wife of Bath (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism)

As part of Bedford/St. Martin's innovative Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism series, this edition of Wife of Bath contains carefully seclected critical essays which approach the book from several…

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