The Wife of Bath--An Independent Woman

The Wife of Bath--An Independent Woman

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection
S1 E5: Chaucer worked harder on the Wife of Bath than on any other character in The Canterbury Tales, leaving us not one but four separate perspectives on one of literature's most memorable female characters. Discover what Chaucer reveals about her, the time she lives in, and the surprising complexity of her character.