Chivalry and History in the 'Monk's Tale'
- Author / Editor
- Kobayashi, Yoshiko.
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.