Lualdi 13:4
Chaucer Pardoner’s Prologue
This tale gives us a good look at some of the abuses in the church of the late medieval period. What are they? How does the Pardoner convince peopole to buy his indulgences?
Petrarch Letters
Looking at this selection of letters, what seem to be Petrarch’s priorities? How would you describe his feelings about the past, in particular in contrast to his own time? What is he concerned to tell those coming after him about himself?