'The Canterbury Tales' as Framed Narratives
- Author / Editor
- Bloomfield, Morton (W.)
'The Canterbury Tales' as Framed Narratives
- Published
- Leeds Studies in English 14 (1983): 44-56.
- Description
- More than a mere unifying element, the pilgrimage frame of CT introduces tales, sets the tone of complexity, universalizes the stories, prepares us for morality and mirth, and satisfies the Gothic urge for wholes within wholes. The Host is both supporter and critic of Chaucer, in a frame both causative and authenticating.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canterbury Tales--General.