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About the Author
Patrick Joseph Gallacher was Professor Emeritus of Medieval Language and Literature in the Department of English at the University of New Mexico. He was author or editor of several books, as well as numerous reviews and path breaking articles. He was, for example, one of the first Chaucerian scholars to combine medieval medicine and literature in such articles as "Chaucer and the Rhetoric of the Body," "The Summoner's Tale and Medieval Attitudes Toward Sickness," and "Food, Laxatives, and Catharsis in Chaucer's Nun's Priest's Tale."
Book Information
ISBN 9781879288898
Author Patrick J. Gallacher
Format Paperback
Page Count 143
Imprint Medieval Institute Publications
Publisher Medieval Institute Publications