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Wisdom and Chivalry
Stephen Rigby
其他書名
Chaucer's Knight's Tale and Medieval Political Theory
出版
BRILL
, 2009-09-30
主題
History / Europe / General
Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical
Literary Criticism / Medieval
ISBN
9047429680
9789047429685
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=diqwCQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
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.