Title

Perverse Pastoralism and Medieval Melancholia in Powell and Pressburger's A Canterbury Tale

Authors

Authors

T. Pugh

Abbreviated Journal Title

Arthuriana

Keywords

Literature, British Isles; Medieval & Renaissance Studies

Abstract

A Canterbury Tale, a 1944 'why we fight' film, mixes a pastoral celebration of England's history with a perverse plot concerning the peculiar Glue Man. The protagonists solve this mystery during their Canterbury pilgrimage and, in so doing, realize that England's glories depend upon accepting, not defeating, perversion. (TP)

Journal Title

Arthuriana

Volume

19

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

97

Last Page

113

WOS Identifier

WOS:000270878400010

ISSN

1078-6279

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