The representation of chivalry in The Knight's Tale
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11396184 |
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| Authors | Jordi Sánchez‐Martí (0000-0002-0958-1054, Cornell University, corresponding author), Jordi Sánchez Martí |
| Year | 2000 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Pages | 161 |
| Publication date | 2000-11-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista Alicantina de Estudios Ingleses (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0214-4808 • E-ISSN: 2171-861X |
| Publisher | Universidad de Alicante Servicio de Publicaciones (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14198/raei.2000.13.13 |
| OpenAlex | W2115611453 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
The purpose of this paper is to determine to what extent the contemporaneous state of chivalry has influenced Chaucer's Knight in his literary endeavor. First I analyze the Knight's personality, which evinces his militant and nonconformist nature: as opposed to the majority of knights, Chaucer's Knight, in an attempt to uphold the ideal of chivalry, is engaged in religious campaigns, while he refrains from taking part in the Hundred Years War. To his eyes this is an immoral war among Christians which is mainly motivated by the lucrative desires of the so-called nobles
Art · Chivalry · Creed · Ideal (ethics · Knight · Literature · Nonconformist · Political science · Politics · State (computer science · Theology · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Computer Science · Historical Studies of British Isles · History · Law · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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