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

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

Wisdom and Chivalry: Chaucer's Knight's Tale and Medieval Political Theory by Stephen H. Rigby
English | Sep 30, 2009 | ISBN: 9004176241 | 346 Pages | PDF | 1 MB

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 behaviour reveal him to be immoral, self-seeking and tyrannical?