The Importance of Keeping 'Trouthe' in 'The Franklin's Tale'
- Author / Editor
- Golding, M. R.
The Importance of Keeping 'Trouthe' in 'The Franklin's Tale'
- Published
- Medium Aevum 39 (1970): 306-12.
- Description
- Posits that Chaucer arranges matters in FranT to pose the possibility of a "dual response to the subject matter" of "trouthe," exploring reality and illusion and the competing requirements of conjugal and courtly loves. The Tale illustrates the real-life importance of keeping "trouthe" and the maturation of the characters which results from seeking to maintain it.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Franklin and His Tale