The "Knight's Tale" and the Epic Tradition.
- Author / Editor
- Haller, Robert S.
The "Knight's Tale" and the Epic Tradition.
- Published
- Chaucer Review 1.2 (1966): 67-84.
- Description
- Explores the epic elements of KnT and its sources, arguing that in placing love at the thematic center of his poem (replacing traditional political concerns), Chaucer was "attempting to make something entirely new" out of his material. By emphasizing the importance and parallels of love and lordship, Chaucer draws attention to "the private as well as public qualities of the noble hero" and the need for internal as well as external order.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Knight and His Tale
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations