Imperfect Heroes and the Consolations of Boethius : The Double Meaning of Suffering in Chaucer's Knight's Tale
- Author / Editor
- Camarda, Peter F.
Imperfect Heroes and the Consolations of Boethius : The Double Meaning of Suffering in Chaucer's Knight's Tale
- Published
- Medieval Forum 1: n.p., 2001.
- Description
- Chaucer leaves both suffering and heroism "open to ambiguous interpretation" in KnT, prompting readers to go beyond disorder and hopelessness and discover Boethian consolation, which is anchored in recognition of the true good.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Knight and His Tale.
- Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.