Geoffroi de Charny's Book of Chivalry and Violence in The Man of Law's Tale and The Franklin's Tale
- Author / Editor
- Nachtwey, Gerald R.
Geoffroi de Charny's Book of Chivalry and Violence in The Man of Law's Tale and The Franklin's Tale
- Published
- Essays in Medieval Studies 20: 107-20, 2003.
- Description
- Nachtwey applies the "vertical" social relations of chivalry as understood by Geoffroi de Charny to MLT and FranT. As a perfect Christian, Constance "muddles" the chivalric ideal of a wife, and Dorigen's rashness makes her somewhat inconsistent with the ideal as well. The male figures are more consistent with chivalric standards.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Franklin and His Tale.
- Man of Law and His Tale.