How Chaucer’s medieval Wife of Bath was tamed and then liberated in the 21st century
How Chaucer’s medieval Wife of Bath was tamed and then liberated in the 21st century: Chaucer’s Wife of Bath is one of the most famous characters in English literature. Since appearing in the Canterbury tales in 1387, her tale has been rewritten and adapted by authors from the French philosopher Voltaire in the 18th century …