Mediaeval Medicine and Arcite's Love Sickness
- Author / Editor
- Ciavolella, M.
Mediaeval Medicine and Arcite's Love Sickness
- Published
- Florilegium 1 (1979): 222-41.
- Description
- In KnT, Chaucer presents Arcite's love sickness in scientific terms. Boccaccio reveals Arcite to be changed into a savage-looking creature, whereas Chaucer's description recreates the ideal world of chivalry.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Knight and His Tale.