The Chaucer Review Free-to-Read Collection

Discover, read, and share a collection of free journal articles from The Chaucer Review, curated by the new editors, Dr. Megan E. Murton (The Catholic University of America) and Dr. Leah Schwebel (Texas State University). The articles listed below will be free to read through June 30, 2026.

1. “Theological Sophistication and the Middle English Religious Lyric: A Polemic” by Michael Kuczynski (Vol. 45, No. 3, 2011)


2. “Apprehending the Divine and Choosing to Believe: Voluntarist Free Will in Chaucer’s Second Nun’s Tale” by Elizabeth Robertson (Vol. 46, No. 2, 2011)


3. “Hating Criseyde: Last Words on a Heroine from Chaucer to Henryson” by Jamie C. Fumo (Vol. 46, No. 1, 2011)


4. “Literary Value and the Customs House: The Axiological Logic of the House of Fame” by Robert J. Meyer-Lee (Vol. 48, No. 4, 2014)


5. “Why Marquis Walter Treats His Wife So Badly” by Richard Firth Green (Vol. 47, No. 1, 2012)


6. “Transgressing the Borderline of Gender: Zenobia in the Monk’s Tale” by Keiko Hamaguchi (Vol. 40, No. 2, 2005)


7. “Pregnant Desire: Eyes and Appetites in the Merchant’s Tale” by Samantha Katz Seal (Vol. 48, No. 3, 2014)

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