Chaucer and Costume: The Secular Pilgrims in the General Prologue

Abstract

Introduction - Chaucer's costume rhetoric costume rhetoric in the Knight's Portrait - Chaucer's every-knight and his bismotered gypon Chaucer's squire - embrouded was he mottelee - for the merchant no one knew the Sergeant's misunderstood medlee cote and missing accessories a hierarchy of blades and bags - the Franklin, Yeoman, Guildsman, Shipman, Miller, Reeve and the Pardoner fabric as sign - the Yeoman's grene and the Shipman's faldyng the Wife of Bath's costumes -reading the subtexts costume rhetoric for the rising peasant class - the Miller, Knight Manque and the Plowman Miles Christi conclusion - Chaucer the conteor - clother in good works.