Julia Bolton Holloway, The Pilgrim and the Book: A Study of Dante, Langland
and Chaucer, Lang, 1992, has a chapter, `Garleek, Pynons, and eek Lekes',
cites R.E.Kaske `The Summoner's Garleek, Oynons, and eek Lekes', MLN 74
(1959), 481-484.
At 11.34 21/01/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Paul,
>
>As regards onions in medieval literature, there are several references in
>Chaucer that are worth looking at (you might want to check a Chaucer
>glossary for the principal ones which, as I recall, include allusions to their
>"medicinal" properties). I should also mention an essay by the late Robert
>Kaske that appeared some twenty or so years ago, that surveys, if I am
>remembering correctly, medieval lore concerning onions and garlic.
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Jeffrey T. Schnapp
>
>
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