Mediaeval Medicine and Arcite's Love Sickness

Author / Editor
Ciavolella, M.

Title
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.