Proverbial Wisdom and the Pursuit of Knowledge in the "Squire's Tale."

Author / Editor
Kramer, Johanna.

Title
Proverbial Wisdom and the Pursuit of Knowledge in the "Squire's Tale."

Published
Chaucer Review 57 (2022): 68-100.

Description
Highlights the utility of proverbs and offers them as a solution to the problem of knowledge in SqT. Emphasizes that proverbs provide new insights for late medieval textual cultures as a microgenre that transcends social and economic boundaries in the fourteenth century.

Chaucer Subjects
Squire and His Tale
Style and Versification