Humor and Humoralism: Representing Bodily Experience in the Prologue of the "Siege of Thebes."

Description: Reinforces connections between the prologue to Lydgate's "Siege of Thebes" and CT. Claims Lydgate responds to Chaucer's caricature of the Monk in defense of monasticism; alludes to the Monk's portrait and the person of the Host in GP; borrows references to the Monk's manliness in Mel-MkL, rewriting them in terms of gluttony rather than sexuality; and makes his Host echo Pertelote's advice in NPT. Claims that the "body humor" in Lydgate's prologue bolsters monastic authority and flatters its audience while cautioning it against interference in monastic affairs.

Chaucer Subjects: Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion
Canterbury Tales--General
General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales
Monk and His Tale
Nun's Priest and His Tale