The Narrative Tactics of Chaucer’s Monk.
- Author / Editor
- Irvin, Matthew W.
The Narrative Tactics of Chaucer’s Monk.
- Published
- Chaucer Review 56.1 (2021): 1-32.
- Description
- Using Michel de Certeau's idea of the tactic, argues that the Monk represents the monastic estate, and that he uses tragedies to attack the Host, representative of the city, and the Knight, representative of the nobility. Explores the Monk's own relationship to patience and fortune, suggesting that his tragic method positions him as most able to guard against fortune.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Monk and His Tale