Chaucer and the Imagery of Woe: The Blind Briton and the Veiled Child in the 'Man of Law's Tale'

Author / Editor
Hurd, Myles R.

Title
Chaucer and the Imagery of Woe: The Blind Briton and the Veiled Child in the 'Man of Law's Tale'

Published
College Language Association Journal 34:1 (1990): 99-107.

Description
Presented differently than in Trevet, Chaucer's scenes of the blind Briton and the blindfolded Maurice in MLT emphasize the helplessness of humankind and the help of God. The emphasis is consistent with Innocent III's "De miseria condicionis humane" and with the characterization of Custance.

Chaucer Subjects
Man of Law and His Tale.