The Mortal Spectacle: History in "The Monk's Tale."
- Author / Editor
- Dean, James M.
The Mortal Spectacle: History in "The Monk's Tale."
- Published
- James M. Dean, ed. Geoffrey Chaucer (Ipswich, Mass.: Salem Press, 2017), pp. 186-200.
- Description
- Discusses how Chaucer's storytelling narrative structure of MkT reflects the Italian genre of "casus tragedy," learned from Dante and Boccaccio.
- Alternative Title
- Geoffrey Chaucer: Critical Insights Series
- Chaucer Subjects
- Monk and His Tale
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