Some Philosophical Aspects of "The Knight's Tale."
- Author / Editor
- Ruggiers, Paul G.
Some Philosophical Aspects of "The Knight's Tale."
- Published
- College English 19 (1958): 296-302.
- Description
- Assesses Chaucer's uses of Boccaccio and Boethius as source material in KnT, addressing the omission of Arcite's apotheosis and the subordination of the pagan gods to providential order. Focuses on Palamon's and Arcite's prayers and Theseus' final speech, arguing that the plot traces the characters' progress to learning that humans must submit to the "law of love." For a response, see William A. Madden, College English 20 (1959):193-94.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Knight and His Tale
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations