Summoner
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The Summoner is a lecherous, corrupt church officer in Geoffrey Chaucer’s *The Canterbury Tales* who abuses his position to extort and intimidate others.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Summoner canonical | 1 |
| the Summoner | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in The Canterbury Tales
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| affiliation | medieval Church ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| appearsInSection |
The General Prologue
ⓘ
The Summoner's Tale ⓘ
surface form:
The Summoner's Prologue
The Summoner's Tale ⓘ |
| associatedTale | The Summoner's Tale ⓘ |
| createdBy | Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ |
| describedIn |
The General Prologue
ⓘ
surface form:
General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales
|
| languageOfWork | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
exposes abuse of church courts
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satire of ecclesiastical corruption ⓘ |
| medium | poetry ⓘ |
| moralAlignment |
corrupt
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hypocritical ⓘ lecherous ⓘ |
| narrates | The Summoner's Tale ⓘ |
| nationality | English (fictional) ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
abuses ecclesiastical authority
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accepts bribes ⓘ blackmails offenders ⓘ extorts money from people ⓘ intimidates others using church law ⓘ |
| occupation | summoner ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
morally degenerate
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physically unattractive ⓘ |
| relationship | rival of the Friar in The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity (corrupt church officer) ⓘ |
| roleInWork | pilgrim in The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
abuse of power
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church corruption ⓘ hypocrisy in religious officials ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | late 14th century England ⓘ |
| workGenre |
Middle English narrative poetry
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frame narrative ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
the Summoner