about the canterbury inn apartments
the apartments | the parlor
the bookstore | pilgrimages | getting here

 

The Wife of Bath's Apartment

This suite features an elegantly conceived mural from "The Wife of Bath's Tale" on the wall behind the king-size bed, a generous sitting area with a sleeper couch, a handsome writing desk, a chess table, a built-in bookcase, a two-person whirlpool within an elegantly tiled bath ... and a skylight!

click for larger image
(click for larger image)

 
The Mural

... In which we see the lusty knight returning to the Queen after "twelvemonth and a day" to name the thing that women most desire:

"A woman wants the self-same sovereignty
over her husband as her lover
And master him; he must not be above her."

the clerk's apartment | the reeve's apartment | the knight's apartment
the miller's apartment | the wife of bath's apartment | the merchant's apartment

 
back to The Canterbury Inn Apartments home page

Kindly direct inquiries to:
Virginia Evangelist, Manager
The Canterbury Inn Apartments
315 West Gorham at State Street · Madison, WI  53703
(608) 663-4872
· virginia@madisoncanterbury.com

Content © The Canterbury Inn Apartments
Website crafted and maintained by Tell-Tale (de)Sign