Chivalry and History in the 'Monk's Tale'

Author / Editor
Kobayashi, Yoshiko.

Title
Chivalry and History in the 'Monk's Tale'

Published
PoeticaT 55 : 83-104, 2001.

Description
Examines the depictions of Alexander, Caesar, and Peter of Cyprus in MkT in relation to their sources, arguing that the Monk attempts to impose inappropriate chivalric values on historical events; the Knight's interruption underscores the Monk's inadequate grasp of history.

Chaucer Subjects
Monk and His Tale.
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.