The Doctrine of Charity and the Use of Homiletic 'Figures' in the 'Man of Law's Tale'

Author / Editor
Labriola, Albert C.

Title
The Doctrine of Charity and the Use of Homiletic 'Figures' in the 'Man of Law's Tale'

Published
Texas Studies in Language and Literature 12 (1970): 5-14.

Description
Shows that "figures" (ship, castle, and related images) drawn from Augustinian theology and medieval sermons convey the "Christian concept of charity" in MLT and heighten its "religious intensity."

Chaucer Subjects
Man of Law and His Tale
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations
Style and Versification