Wisdom and Chivalry: Chaucer's Knight's Tale and Medieval Political Theory by Stephen Rigby

Wisdom and Chivalry: Chaucer's Knight's Tale and Medieval Political Theory

Medieval and Renaissance Authors and Texts

Stephen Rigby

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The Knight's Tale is one of the most controversial of all the Canterbury Tales. Does Chaucer portray Theseus, the duke of Athens whose actions dominate the tale, as an ideal ruler, one who is noble, wise and chivalrous, or does the duke's behaviou...

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