Chaucer and the Senses II: Taste, Touch, Smell

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Chaucer Review

Organizer Name

Susanna Fein; David Raybin

Organizer Affiliation

Kent State Univ.; Eastern Illinois Univ.

Presider Name

Richard Newhauser

Presider Affiliation

Arizona State Univ.

Paper Title 1

Reading Backwards: Absolon's Kiss and Queer Deformance in the Miller's Tale

Presenter 1 Name

Glenn Burger

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Queens College, CUNY

Paper Title 2

Sensing Wives in the Miller's Tale

Presenter 2 Name

Susanna Fein

Paper Title 3

Chaucerian Touchpoints

Presenter 3 Name

Arthur J. Russell

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Case Western Reserve Univ.

Paper Title 4

Stinking Lechery: Sensuality and Reason in the Parson's Tale

Presenter 4 Name

Jennifer Garrison

Presenter 4 Affiliation

St. Mary's Univ.

Start Date

11-5-2018 3:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 210

Description

The papers consider the sensations of odor, taste, and touch as they relate to Chaucer’s Miller’s Tale, Parson’s Tale, and Summoner’s Tale.

David Raybin