Interpretation and Imitation in Chaucer's Franklin's Tale

Author / Editor
Ferster, Judith.

Title
Interpretation and Imitation in Chaucer's Franklin's Tale

Published
David Aers, ed. Medieval Literature (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1986), pp. 148-68.

Description
Modern phenomenological hermeneutics offers a profitable method for interpreting Chaucer. Five basic hermeneutical principles can be illustrated by a close reading of FranT, including the imitation in real life inspired by the tale.

Alternative Title
Medieval Literature: Criticism, Ideology, and History.

Chaucer Subjects
Franklin and His Tale.