'The Kingis Quair': The Plight of the Courtly Lover
- Author / Editor
- James, Clair F.
'The Kingis Quair': The Plight of the Courtly Lover
- Published
- David Chamberlain, ed. New Readings of Late Medieval Love Poems (Lanham, Md.; New York; and London: University Press of America, 1993), pp. 95-118.
- Description
- Argues for an ironic reading of "The Kingis Quair," interpreting Minerva as an ally of Venus. TC influenced the author's view of Minerva, and the protagonist's decision to follow his will rather than reason places him in sinful subjection to fortune.
- Alternative Title
- New Readings of Late Medieval Love Poems.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion.