"Trouthe" or Illusion: Masculine Honor vs. Feminine Honor in the "Franklin's Tale."

Author / Editor
Lesler, Rachel.

Title
"Trouthe" or Illusion: Masculine Honor vs. Feminine Honor in the "Franklin's Tale."

Published
Sigma Tau Delta Review 13 (2016): 40-47.

Description
Explores the alignment of "trouthe" and freedom in FranT, particularly as they relate to gendered honor, arguing that Dorigen's efforts to honor her marital "trouthe" limit her freedom.

Chaucer Subjects
Franklin and His Tale