The F-Fragment of the "Canterbury Tales": Parts I and II.
- Author / Editor
- Berger, Harry, Jr.
The F-Fragment of the "Canterbury Tales": Parts I and II.
- Published
- Chaucer Review 1.2 (1966): 88-102 and 1.3 (1967): 135-56.
- Description
- Interprets SqT and FranT as "expressions of their tellers," with the latter being an "instructive modification" of the "Squire's attitude toward life." Contrasts the uses of rhetorical devices in SqT and KnT in order to show the Squire's youthful, narcissistic failure to control his material and his own attraction to romance, magic, and fantasy. The Franklin is similarly attracted, but wisely controls himself and his rhetoric, indicating his awareness of the "social context of narration" and the need to engage his audience responsibly.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Squire and His Tale
Franklin and His Tale
Knight and His Tale