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The Wife of Bath, Rushdie's Comedy, and More

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The Wife of Bath, Rushdie's Comedy, and More

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The first ordinary woman in English literature, the Wife of Bath gossips, drinks, and tells her husband’s secrets... more »

"There are two ways to write didactic fiction: with a straight face or playing it for laughs. Rushdie has always gone for the laughs"... more »

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