The Peculiar Name 'Thopas'

Author / Editor
Conley, John.

Title
The Peculiar Name 'Thopas'

Published
Studies in Philology 73 (1976): 42-61.

Description
It is not likely that Chaucer links the topaz primarily with chastity in naming his knight Thopas. Rather, the poet uses the superlative reputation of the topaz as brightest of gems in a general chivalric context.

Chaucer Subjects
Tale of Sir Thopas.