The Reeve's Tale
- Author / Editor
- Brewer, Derek.
The Reeve's Tale
- Published
- Joerg O. Fichte, ed. Chaucer's Frame Tales (Cambridge, D. S. Brewer, 1987), pp. 67-81.
- Description
- Places RvT in the context of oral literature: fluidity, a plot pattern more important than characters, fulfillment more important than suspense. RvT emphasizes the victory of young over old and shows no concern with moral values, except that "pride goes before a fall."
- Alternative Title
- Chaucer's Frame Tales.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Reeve and His Tale.