Languages of Kingship in Ricardian Britain

Author / Editor
Williams, Jon Kenneth.

Title
Languages of Kingship in Ricardian Britain

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International A71.02 (2010): n.p.

Description
Through a close reading of various Ricardian texts, Williams examines the building of what appears to be a contemporary anti-Ricardian rhetoric. Astr implies loyalty to English monarchy, rather than personal loyalty to Richard; KnT and Mel offer a restrictive view of kingship; and MkT implies comparison between Richard II and the "heirless" Edward the Confessor.

Chaucer Subjects
Treatise on the Astrolabe
Knight and His Tale
Tale of Melibee
Monk and His Tale