"And Gladly Wolde He Teche": Chaucer's Use of Source Materials in the "Clerk's Tale."

<p>Few of Chaucer’s works provoke such animosity as does his “Clerk’s Tale.” Modern critics are divided by the social and gender issues that to which the tale lends itself. However, the tale was immensely popular to Middle Age audiences and was one of the best loved of the Canterbury Tales. Therefore, to dismiss this tale’s literary values outright, as some critics have done, is a mistake. By examining the history of the Griselda story, Chaucer’s use of his source materials, and the tales placement within the <em>Canterbury Tales</em>, this thesis is an attempt to examine the tale in more culturally, religiously, and historically appropriate way.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MA (Master of Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

English

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Brandon, Robert R., II

• Canterbury Tales
• Chaucer
• Clerk's Tale
• Arts and Humanities
• English Language and Literature

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/748

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-1905