'Considerynge the Beste on Every Syde': Ethics, Empathy, and Epistemology in the 'Franklin's Tale'

Author / Editor
Scott, Anne.

Title
'Considerynge the Beste on Every Syde': Ethics, Empathy, and Epistemology in the 'Franklin's Tale'

Published
Chaucer Review 29 (1995): 390-415.

Description
Much of the ambivalence of FranT comes from the various ways the characters perceive the world and the ways they act on these perceptions.
By analyzing the different perspectives we can identify with the "moral" behaviors of the characters and discern the "model for human relationships" that they supply.

Chaucer Subjects
Franklin and His Tale.