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Mackler, Isaiah Jonathan. |
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Youngstown State University. Dept. of English. |
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2011-01-31T14:17:41Z |
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2019-09-08T02:31:22Z |
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2011-01-31T14:17:41Z |
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2019-09-08T02:31:22Z |
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2000 |
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dc.date.issued |
2000 |
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dc.identifier |
44846382 |
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dc.identifier.other |
b18616604 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ysu999699547 |
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http://jupiter.ysu.edu/record=b1861660 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1989/6166 |
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dc.description |
v, 56 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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dc.description |
Thesis (M.A.)--Youngstown State University, 2000. |
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dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-56). |
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dc.description.abstract |
Interpreting Chaucer's motivation in composing the Tale of Thopas, a parody of
the Middle English romance, presents readers with many difficulties. A major difficulty
is for readers to surpass the Host's estimation of the tale as "drasty ryrnyng" and to see
the tale as an intentional parody of the Middle English romance, specifically the
subcategory of adventure romance. After I clarify the characteristics of the adventure
romance, readers will understand the reason for Hany Bailey's disappointment with Tale
of Thopas. A close examination of the incongruities between the tale and other adventure
romances suggests that Chaucer's motivation in producing this parody was not to criticize
the adventure romances, since many of the incongruities draw attention away from the
form or content of the romances and place the readers' gaze upon the Pilgrim who tells
the tale. While there may be some criticism of the adventure romance implied in the
parody, the incongruities between the tale and other adventure romances, between the tale
and other Canterbury Tales, and between Chaucer the Pilgrim and Chaucer the Poet
suggest that Chaucer's primary motivations are to cast the Pilgrim as an inept poet within
the Canterbury Tales and to preserve his reputation as an accomplished poet outside the
context of the Tales. |
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dc.description.statementofresponsibility |
by Isaiah Jonathan Mackler. |
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dc.language.iso |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Master's Theses no. 0680 |
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dc.subject.classification |
Master's Theses no. 0680 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400--Criticism, Textual |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Tales, Medieval--Criticism, Textual. |
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dc.title |
Incongruities in the Tale of Thopas : the poet's motivation for the pilgrim's "Drasty rymyng" / |
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Thesis |
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