Definitions of Middle English Romance: Part I
- Author / Editor
- Finlayson, John.
Definitions of Middle English Romance: Part I
- Published
- Chaucer Review 15 (1980): 44-62.
- Description
- Confused in definition, "romance" designates both a value system and a method of treatment. The presence of the marvelous, courtly love, and chivalric adventure is not enough to form a definition. A parody like Th helps, since it indicates what is expected and can therefore be successfully ridiculed.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.
- Tale of Sir Thopas.