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The classic example of a senex amans is Januarie (January) in the "Merchant's Tale" (part of the Canterbury Tales). [1] He is 60 years old (which given the life expectancy was a very advanced age) and he marries a young girl (under 18) named May, who later cuckolds him by entering into a secret relationship with January's squire, Damyan (Damian).
One question that splits critics is whether the Merchant's tale is a fabliau. [citation needed] Typically a description for a tale of carnal lust and frivolous bed-hopping, some would argue that especially the latter half of the tale, where Damyan and May have sex in the tree with the blind Januarie at the foot of the tree, represents fabliau.
January 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Messrs. Cruncher and Son by Fred Barnard (1870s) Jeremiah "Jerry" Cruncher is a fictional character in Charles Dickens ' 1859 novel A Tale of Two Cities .
The Tale of Januarie, a 2017 opera based on The Merchant's Tale; See also. January (disambiguation) This page was last edited on 24 December ...
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A Tale of Two Cities is a historical novel published in 1859 by English author Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.The novel tells the story of the French Doctor Manette, his 18-year-long imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, and his release to live in London with his daughter Lucie whom he had never met.
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The Tale of Januarie is a full-length opera in four acts, completed by composer Julian Philips and writer Stephen Plaice in 2016-17, based on The Merchant's Tale from Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.