The man of law’s tale by Geoffrey Chaucer: the process of holiness in the low middle ages

Abstract

Geoffrey Chaucer is considered by many scholars of literary space, as the father of English literature and language in which it is written. In his book The Canterbury Tales, the author makes an overview of the downtown English society Middle Ages and among the tales that make up the text, is the "The Man of Law’s tale" which can be considered, in structure, hagiography to mold the Golden Legend of Jacopo of Varazze. This article was developed with the main objective to compare the sanctification of Constance character, Chaucer, with three saints present in hagiography: St. Cecilia, St. Agatha and St. Anastasia, which are presented in the Golden Legend. What were characters present in the hagiography of Jacopo of Varazze and compared with the difficult life of Constance in the "The Man of Law’s tale."

Keywords

• Literatura Inglesa. Legenda Áurea. Idade Média. Geoffrey Chaucer.