The Narrative of 'Sir Thopas' and 'Melibeus': Parallels in the Vices and the Virtues

Author / Editor
Latham, Muriel K.

Title
The Narrative of 'Sir Thopas' and 'Melibeus': Parallels in the Vices and the Virtues

Published
DAI 34.05 (1973): 2564A.

Description
Argues that Thop can be read as a didactic narrative that breaks off at the "point most effective for developing the theme of salvation" which is brought to conclusion in Mel. The tales share similar concerns with vice and with the world, the flesh, and the devil.

Chaucer Subjects
Tale of Sir Thopas
Tale of Melibee