Theseus in 'The Knight's Tale'

Author / Editor
Yamanaka, Toshio.

Title
Theseus in 'The Knight's Tale'

Published
Sophia English Studies 4 (1979): 11-22.

Description
The keywords to determine Theseus's roles in KnT are "lord," "governour," "conquerour," "hunter," "servant," and "judge." Theseus is analogous to Mars, Venus, and Diana, as "conquerour," "servant," and "hunter," symbolized in his construction of the three temples.

Chaucer Subjects
Knight and His Tale.