Triadic Contexts and Structures of Chaucer's Sir Thopas

Author / Editor
Taylor, Paul Beekman.

Title
Triadic Contexts and Structures of Chaucer's Sir Thopas

Published
English Language Notes 37.2: 1-13, 1999.

Description
The Host's question of Chaucer-the-pilgrim, "what man artow?" elicits triadic contexts for reading Th, whose prosody, parodic style, and plot are particularly informed by debate structures. These same contexts deconstruct Harry Bailly as adequate judge of either pilgrim or tales.

Chaucer Subjects
Tale of Sir Thopas.