Truth and Illusion in 'The Franklin's Tale'

Author / Editor
Kearney, A. M.

Title
Truth and Illusion in 'The Franklin's Tale'

Published
Essays in Criticism 19 (1969): 245-53.

Description
Argues that tensions within FranT indicate that Chaucer was subtly reinforcing the notion that male sovereignty in marriage is, realistically, advisable when combined with mutual trust and cooperation between the partners.

Chaucer Subjects
Franklin and His Tale