Rhythms of Rising and Falling in 'The Canterbury Tales'
- Author / Editor
- Wilhelm, James J.
Rhythms of Rising and Falling in 'The Canterbury Tales'
- Published
- Fifteenth Century Studies 17 (1990): 457-74.
- Description
- CT contains risings and fallings, which occur naturally within the text in a variety of genres, tones and modes. They show Chaucer's shift toward Italian-based humanism and away from the Christian tradition. Wilhelm examines KnT, MilT, MLT, ClT, SNT, and NPT.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canterbury Tales--General.
- Knight and His Tale.
- Miller and His Tale.
- Man of Law and His Tale.
- Clerk and His Tale.
- Second Nun and Her Tale.
- Nun's Priest and His Tale.