The Transcendent Comedy of the Canterbury Tales: Harmony in 'Quyting,' Harmony in Fragmentation

Author / Editor
Zedolik, John J., Jr.

Title
The Transcendent Comedy of the Canterbury Tales: Harmony in 'Quyting,' Harmony in Fragmentation

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International A71.04 (2010): n.p.

Description
Considers how "quyting" ("paying back or balancing") among the pilgrims enforces comic harmoniousness and balance in CT, despite the work's fragmentary structure. In addition, CT invites the reader to "'quyt' the author."

Chaucer Subjects
Canterbury Tales--General.