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

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.

Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Rigby, S. H. (Stephen Henry), 1955-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Collection:Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts ; v. 4.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations in the Text and Notes; Introduction The 'Knight's Tale' in Context; i. The 'Knight's Tale': the Critical Debate; ii. Chaucer, Giles of Rome and Medieval Political Theory; PART I ETHICS: THE GOOD RULE OF THE SELF; Chapter One The 'Knight's Tale' as Ethics: the Aristotelian Virtues; Chapter Two The 'Knight's Tale' as Ethics: the Passions and the Ages of Man; PART II ECONOMICS AND POLITICS: THE GOOD RULE OF OTHERS; Chapter Three The 'Knight's Tale' as Economics: The Good Rule of the Household.
  • Chapter Four The 'Knight's Tale' as Politics: The Good Rule of the CommunityPART III THE FIRST MOVER AND THE GOOD RULE OF THE COSMOS; Chapter Five The 'Knight's Tale' as Cosmography: The Good Rule of the Universe; Conclusion Chaucer: Literature, History and Ideology; Bibliography; Index.