Wrestling for the Ram: Competition and Feedback in 'Sir Thopas' and 'The Canterbury Tales'
- Author / Editor
- Brinkman, Baba.
Wrestling for the Ram: Competition and Feedback in 'Sir Thopas' and 'The Canterbury Tales'
- Published
- LATCH 3 (2010): 107-33.
- Description
- Considers patronage and the developing status of the poet in the role of "court maker" in late medieval England, aligning the change with the influence of Italian culture. In his response to Th, the Host represents a courtly "negative feedback loop," probably reflects Chaucer's personal experiences as a young poet, and suggests Chaucer's awareness that his poetry is innovative and subject to audience response.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Tale of Sir Thopas
- Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations
- Chaucer's Life