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Wisdom and Chivalry - Chaucer's Knight's Tale and Medieval Political Theory (Hardcover)
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Wisdom and Chivalry - Chaucer's Knight's Tale and Medieval Political Theory (Hardcover)
Series: Medieval and Renaissance Authors and Texts, 4
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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? This book (now in a
corrected second printing) assesses the duke's conduct and thought
in terms of the ideals set out in medieval mirrors for princes,
particularly in Giles of Rome's De Regimine Principum. It argues
that, when judged by the standards of these works, Theseus can be
seen as a model prince in terms of his self-government ('ethics'),
his rule of his household ('economics'), his governance of his
realm ('politics) and his cosmography and philosophy.
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