is well-known to scholars interested in Geoffrey Chaucer's comic tales. In this gathering of essa... more is well-known to scholars interested in Geoffrey Chaucer's comic tales. In this gathering of essays old and new, Beidler articulates his views on the literary relationships of Chaucer's most widely-read and often-taught tales-those of the Miller, the Wife of Bath, the Shipman, the Merchant, and the Pardoner. He discusses in clear language not only the most likely sources for these talestheir origins-but also the many changes Chaucer made in transforming them in accordance with his own purposes-their originality. He explicates key passages to show what a deliberate literary artist Chaucer was. The Foreword by Holly A. Crocker will help readers connect the strands that unify Beidler's approach to the bawdy/body tales he discusses in Chaucer's Canterbury Comedies.
Criticism of The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale has focused on the Pardoner’s complicated identity ... more Criticism of The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale has focused on the Pardoner’s complicated identity and his rhetorical agenda, but the image of the murder itself was evocative for Chaucer’s audience, as illustrated by an early fifteenth-century wooden chest panel featuring the murder scene. This chapter analyzes The Pardoner’s Tale in the context of the late medieval discourse of death and money, to reconcile the directly antimoney ars moriendi of Chaucer’s Pardoner with the much more ambivalent attitude toward trade and commerce that Chaucer displays elsewhere in The Canterbury Tales. The Pardoner’s transparent profit motive, his Tale’s deployment of a traditional suspicion of money, and the apparent resonance of this story for Chaucer’s audience reveal the deep ambivalence of the late Middle Ages toward money and economy.
Antimercantilism in Late Medieval English Literature, 2010
To investigate the determinants of self-rated health in Brazil and the influence of healthy lifes... more To investigate the determinants of self-rated health in Brazil and the influence of healthy lifestyles. Methods: We used data from the National Health Survey (PNS), 2013. The self-rated health was categorized as very good/good, fair, and poor/very poor. Differences in the distribution of self-rated health according to the age group and sex were tested. Logistic regression models were used to test the effects of educational level, race/skin color, and the presence of at least one noncommunicable chronic disease on poor/very poor health perception. In addition, the influence of healthy behaviors was tested controlling for the effects of sociodemographic factors and the presence of at least one chronic disease. Results: We analyzed 60,202 individuals; about 66.1% rated their health as very good/good and 5.9% as poor/very poor; about 47.1% reported the diagnosis of at least one noncommunicable chronic disease; and only 9.3% reported a "healthy lifestyle" (do not use tobacco products, consume fruits and vegetables properly, and do physical activity during leisure time). Among the sociodemographic factors, age, sex, educational level, and race were significantly associated with self-rated health and the presence of at least one chronic disease. The effects of all healthy behaviors were statistically significant even after controlling for the other determinants. Conclusion: Although the adoption of healthy lifestyles in Brazil is still insufficient, the association of healthy practices with selfperception of health found in this study is an indication that the Brazilian population is beginning to relate healthy behaviors to their well-being and better health evaluation.
Merchants, Mercantile Satire, and Problems of Estate in Late Medieval English literature (Geoffre... more Merchants, Mercantile Satire, and Problems of Estate in Late Medieval English literature (Geoffrey Chaucer, John Gower, Margery Kempe, William Langland). ...
is well-known to scholars interested in Geoffrey Chaucer's comic tales. In this gathering of essa... more is well-known to scholars interested in Geoffrey Chaucer's comic tales. In this gathering of essays old and new, Beidler articulates his views on the literary relationships of Chaucer's most widely-read and often-taught tales-those of the Miller, the Wife of Bath, the Shipman, the Merchant, and the Pardoner. He discusses in clear language not only the most likely sources for these talestheir origins-but also the many changes Chaucer made in transforming them in accordance with his own purposes-their originality. He explicates key passages to show what a deliberate literary artist Chaucer was. The Foreword by Holly A. Crocker will help readers connect the strands that unify Beidler's approach to the bawdy/body tales he discusses in Chaucer's Canterbury Comedies.
Criticism of The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale has focused on the Pardoner’s complicated identity ... more Criticism of The Pardoner’s Prologue and Tale has focused on the Pardoner’s complicated identity and his rhetorical agenda, but the image of the murder itself was evocative for Chaucer’s audience, as illustrated by an early fifteenth-century wooden chest panel featuring the murder scene. This chapter analyzes The Pardoner’s Tale in the context of the late medieval discourse of death and money, to reconcile the directly antimoney ars moriendi of Chaucer’s Pardoner with the much more ambivalent attitude toward trade and commerce that Chaucer displays elsewhere in The Canterbury Tales. The Pardoner’s transparent profit motive, his Tale’s deployment of a traditional suspicion of money, and the apparent resonance of this story for Chaucer’s audience reveal the deep ambivalence of the late Middle Ages toward money and economy.
Antimercantilism in Late Medieval English Literature, 2010
To investigate the determinants of self-rated health in Brazil and the influence of healthy lifes... more To investigate the determinants of self-rated health in Brazil and the influence of healthy lifestyles. Methods: We used data from the National Health Survey (PNS), 2013. The self-rated health was categorized as very good/good, fair, and poor/very poor. Differences in the distribution of self-rated health according to the age group and sex were tested. Logistic regression models were used to test the effects of educational level, race/skin color, and the presence of at least one noncommunicable chronic disease on poor/very poor health perception. In addition, the influence of healthy behaviors was tested controlling for the effects of sociodemographic factors and the presence of at least one chronic disease. Results: We analyzed 60,202 individuals; about 66.1% rated their health as very good/good and 5.9% as poor/very poor; about 47.1% reported the diagnosis of at least one noncommunicable chronic disease; and only 9.3% reported a "healthy lifestyle" (do not use tobacco products, consume fruits and vegetables properly, and do physical activity during leisure time). Among the sociodemographic factors, age, sex, educational level, and race were significantly associated with self-rated health and the presence of at least one chronic disease. The effects of all healthy behaviors were statistically significant even after controlling for the other determinants. Conclusion: Although the adoption of healthy lifestyles in Brazil is still insufficient, the association of healthy practices with selfperception of health found in this study is an indication that the Brazilian population is beginning to relate healthy behaviors to their well-being and better health evaluation.
Merchants, Mercantile Satire, and Problems of Estate in Late Medieval English literature (Geoffre... more Merchants, Mercantile Satire, and Problems of Estate in Late Medieval English literature (Geoffrey Chaucer, John Gower, Margery Kempe, William Langland). ...
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