In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale,” what is the significance of “barley bread” ?

Medieval Literature and Culture 20/12/2021

A. Barley bread provides an example of medieval estates satire.
B. Barley bread represents the wife’s answer to the belief that virginity is superior to marriage.
C. Barley bread suggests the heroine’s state as a fallen woman.
D. Barley bread signifies Chaucer’s use of alliterative verse.

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