'To Maken Illusioun': The Philosophy of Magic and the Magic of Philosophy in the 'Franklin's Tale'
- Author / Editor
- Bachman, W. Bryant,Jr.
'To Maken Illusioun': The Philosophy of Magic and the Magic of Philosophy in the 'Franklin's Tale'
- Published
- Chaucer Review 12 (1977): 55-67.
- Description
- Contrary to prevailing criticism, Dorigien's rash promise is based on the reality of the experiential world. The tension arises when this reality appears an illusion, according to the Boethian concept of reality. When the world is neither real nor illusory, the only reality is man's control of his own will.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Franklin and His Tale.