Theatrical Chaucer

Author / Editor
Giaccherini, Enrico.

Title
Theatrical Chaucer

Published
European Medieval Drama 2: 85-98, 1998.

Description
Argues that oral/aural and visual aspects of MilT mark it as particularly theatrical, especially in its division of action into upper (John in the tub) and lower (bedroom scene) stages. Similarly, other fabliaux such as RvT and Dame Sirith share aesthetic and structural features with dramatic performances.

Chaucer Subjects
Miller and His Tale.
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.
Reeve and His Tale.