'Wommen, of Kynde, Desiren Libertee': Rereading Dorigen, Rereading Marriage
- Author / Editor
- Raybin, David.
'Wommen, of Kynde, Desiren Libertee': Rereading Dorigen, Rereading Marriage
- Published
- Chaucer Review 27 (1992): 65-86.
- Description
- Of the characters in FranT, Dorigen is "most fre" in the senses of independence and generosity. She chooses her own fate (life instead of the suicide characteristic of the scorned woman) and her own lover (her husband instead of the lusty, would-be suitor). Her nobility of spirit elevates the men around her.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Franklin and His Tale.