'Allone, Withouten Any Compaigne'--The Mayings in Chaucer's Knight's Tale

Author / Editor
Moore, Bruce.

Title
'Allone, Withouten Any Compaigne'--The Mayings in Chaucer's Knight's Tale

Published
Chaucer Review 25 (1991): 285-301.

Description
Comparison of traditional rites to the feelings and actions of the characters shows that lack of structure does not mean disorder. Moore contends that there is no correlation between ritual and the outcome of KnT; in fact, a ritualistic beginning leads to destruction.

Chaucer Subjects
Knight and His Tale.