Wisdom and chivalry : Chaucer's Knight's tale and medieval political theory /

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Examining Chaucer's "Knight's Tale" in the context of medieval mirrors for princes, this book argues that, in the figure of Duke Thesues, the tale presents us with the portrait of a model prince in terms of the standards of medieval political theory.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rigby, S. H. (Stephen Henry), 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Series:Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts ; v. 4.
Subjects:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400. > Knight's tale.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400 > Political and social views.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400 > Ethics.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400
Chaucer, Geoffrey > Canterbury Tales. > Knight's tale.
Chaucer, Geoffrey > Politik und Gesellschaft.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400 > politiska och sociala åsikter.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400 > etik.
Knight's tale (Chaucer, Geoffrey)
Knights and knighthood in literature.
Politics in literature.
Ethics in literature.
Conduct of life in literature.
Ideology in literature.
Morale dans la littérature.
Morale pratique dans la littérature.
Idéologie dans la littérature.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Conduct of life in literature
Ethics
Ethics in literature
Ideology in literature
Knights and knighthood in literature
Political and social views
Politics in literature
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Examining Chaucer's "Knight's Tale" in the context of medieval mirrors for princes, this book argues that, in the figure of Duke Thesues, the tale presents us with the portrait of a model prince in terms of the standards of medieval political theory.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 329 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-320) and index.
ISBN:9789004176249
9004176241
9789047429685
9047429680
ISSN:0925-7683 ;

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