Date of Award
Spring 5-3-2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
English
First Advisor
Marlene Hennessy
Second Advisor
Gavin Hollis
Academic Program Adviser
Janet Neary
Abstract
Differences in interpretation have long dominated scholarship regarding knighthood in Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. But these differences fail to consider the nuance of the text and the historical realities of the period in which Chaucer wrote. Chaucer’s depiction of knighthood represents the institution as filled with tensions and contradictions.
Recommended Citation
Cabrera, Nicholas, "Chaucer’s Contradictory Representations of Fourteenth Century Knighthood in The Canterbury Tales" (2024). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/1173
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