The Imagery of the City of Thebes in 'The Knight's Tale'
- Author / Editor
- Clogan, Paul M.
The Imagery of the City of Thebes in 'The Knight's Tale'
- Published
- Hugh T. Keenan, ed. Typology and English Medieval Literature (New York: AMS, 1992), pp. 168.
- Description
- Building on medieval conventions in which the city was a metaphor for the human condition, Thebes--known for fratricide and civil war--symbolizes disorder and chaos. Theseus, especially through his subjugation of the queen of the lawless and violent Amazons, is the "homo novus" who represents law and order and vindicates the code of chivalry.
- Alternative Title
- Typology and English Medieval Literature.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Knight and His Tale.