A Perfect Marriage on the Rocks: Geoffrey and Philippa Chaucer, and the Franklin's Tale
- Author / Editor
- Davis, Craig R.
A Perfect Marriage on the Rocks: Geoffrey and Philippa Chaucer, and the Franklin's Tale
- Published
- ChauR 37 : 129-44, 2002.
- Description
- In its concerns with social rank and professional distractions, the marriage of Arveragus and Dorigen in FranT mirrors that of Chaucer and Philippa. The theme of the Tale (that true love cannot be maintained without outside considerations) might mirror what the poet and his wife came to learn, and its genre (Breton lai), by convention concerned with the growing pains of love over time and ultimate optimism, is perfectly suited for a union such as Chaucer may have had.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Franklin and His Tale.
- Chaucer's Life.