The Second Nun's Tale written in late Middle English, is part of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. Narrated by a nun who remains unnamed, ...

The Second Nun begins her tale with a prologue in which she explains the value of work and the dangers of idleness ("Ydelnesse"), or sloth; offers an invocation ...

A tormentor attempts to behead her, striking three times. She survives for three days, preaching the faith. Finally she dies; her house becomes the church of St ...

The Second Nun's Prologue 1 The ministre and the norice unto vices, The minister and the nurse of vices, 2 Which that men clepe in Englissh Ydelnesse,

21 авг. 2024 г. · This religious tale exemplifies Chaucer's mercurial shifts in tone and poetic style. Taken from the 13th-century compilation of lives of the ...

15 сент. 2024 г. · The Second Nun tells the story of Saint Cecilia in a dry, sanctimonious fashion that exalts her suffering and patient adherence to her faith, ...

'The Second Nun's Tale' of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, focuses on the life of a very holy and devout Christian woman named Cecilia.

The Second Nun's Tale follows the structure of a conventional religious biography of a saint. All ingredients are there. So, beware of the dangers of the devil.

In this passage, the Nun imagines herself as a worker on par with those who work to prepare food and drink (SNT 20-21). By translating, she saves herself from ...

Each tale is preceded by an introductory prologue. The Second Nun's Tale - A story of the life of Saint Cecilia. This is an old Christian Legend.