The Triumph of Fiction in the Nun's Priest's Tale
- Author / Editor
- McAlpine, Monica E.
The Triumph of Fiction in the Nun's Priest's Tale
- Published
- Robert R. Edwards, ed. Art and Context in Late Medieval English Narrative: Essays in Honor of Robert Worth Frank, Jr. (Cambridge: D. S. Brewer, 1994), pp. 79-92.
- Description
- Critical studies of NPT fall primarily into two groups: allegorical, or interpretive readings, versus mock-epic, or "noninterpretive" readings, based on the premise that the poem has "no meaning except its escape from meaning."
- Focusing on elements such as fable, debate, biblical motifs, and narratorial commentary, McAlpine argues that the "Tale" transcends both allegorical and mock-epic readings. NPT explores the value and limitations of narrative, ultimately affirming the value of fiction and transforming satire into "a vision of human reality."
- Alternative Title
- Art and Context in Late Medieval English Narrative: Essays in Honor of Robert Worth Frank, Jr.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Nun's Priest and His Tale.