Epic Descent in the 'Knight's Tale'

Author / Editor
Taylor, Ann M.

Title
Epic Descent in the 'Knight's Tale'

Published
Classical Folia 30 (1975): 40-56.

Description
Though similarities have been found, Mercury's appearance to Arcite in KnT cannot be traced to a single specific source. One should view the scene in the broad context of the theme of epic descent from which Chaucer draws several effects.

Chaucer Subjects
Knight and His Tale.
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.