The Non-Tragedy of Arthur

Author / Editor
Kelly, Henry Ansgar.

Title
The Non-Tragedy of Arthur

Published
Gregory Kratzmann and James Simpson, eds. Medieval English Religious and Ethical Literature (Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 1986), pp. 92-114.

Description
Reviews scholarship and corrects mistaken assumptions about medieval tragedy. The first vernacular writer in Europe to consider himself a tragedian, Chaucer was anticipated by several Latin writers but drew mainly from Boethius. The tragic falls in MkT come from a variety of reasons. Lydgate was influenced by Chaucer's view of tragedy.

Alternative Title
Medieval English Religious and Ethical Literature.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.