Chaucer, Boethius and Recent Trends in Criticism
- Author / Editor
- Smith, James.
Chaucer, Boethius and Recent Trends in Criticism
- Published
- Essays in Criticism 22 (1972): 4-32.
- Description
- Focuses on close analysis of words and details in GP description of the Knight ("worthy") and in KnT ("erthely," 1.1166) to argue that Arcite is a morally flawed lover, Theseus is an "anti-hero," and the Knight pompous--especially when read in light of echoes of Boethius. Critiques positive views of the Knight and KnT; suggests that the view of love and the end of TC are flawed and that the Prioress is heroic.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Knight and His Tale
- Troilus and Criseyde
- Prioress and Her Tale
- Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations