Triadic Contexts and Structures of Chaucer's Sir Thopas
- Author / Editor
- Taylor, Paul Beekman.
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.