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Analyse the encomium on marriage showing how Chaucer reveals attitudes to marriage. How might a modern reader respond?
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... Hannah Skehill Timed: 1hr Analyse the encomium on marriage showing how Chaucer reveals attitudes to marriage. How might a modern reader respond? An encomium is a formal expression of praise, a tribute. Chaucer makes use of this literary convention in his epic poem, 'The Merchant's Tale.' Through this encomium, which has been described by some critics to be 'one of the most amazing instances of sustained irony in all literature,' Chaucer reveals various attitudes towards marriage, through his use of language, style and irony. The fact that Chaucer has chosen an encomium in which to reveal to the audience different attitudes towards marriage, in itself conveys the attitude revealed. The sermon style immediately calls into question whether or not the digression is to be taken literally or if it is in fact used by Chaucer to ironically reveal to the reader the Merchant's true attitude towards marriage. The exaggerated language of praise
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