Reading the Forms of Sir Thopas

Author / Editor
Brantley, Jessica.

Title
Reading the Forms of Sir Thopas

Published
Chaucer Review 47.4 (2013): 416-38.

Description
Observes that the tail-rhyme meter's layout on the manuscript page alludes not to romance but to a range of other forms, including liturgical hymns, vernacular lyrics, and drama. Examining Th in these contexts suggests that the text perhaps parodies all kinds of oral performances, that the format indicates a particular type of dramatic reading, and that Th is "devotional" in the context of PrT and Mel.

Chaucer Subjects
Tale of Sir Thopas
Manuscripts and Textual Studies
Style and Versification