Chaucer's 'Clerk's Tale': A Disrupted Exemplum

Author / Editor
Moon, Hi Kyung.

Title
Chaucer's 'Clerk's Tale': A Disrupted Exemplum

Published
Journal of English Language and Literature (Korea) 40 (1994): 643-55

Description
Chaucer's sympathy toward women is questionable, given the context of ClT and Walter's dominance over Griselda.
This uncertainty is perpetuated by the double narrative of CT, which presents the "Tale" through the voice of a fictional storyteller as well as the voice of the author.
It is difficult to realize Chaucer's view on feminism since he allows Griselda to maintain her identity while placing her in a submissive and passive role.

Chaucer Subjects
Clerk and His Tale.