http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/canterbury-tales Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:25:43 -0400 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:25:43 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1852/courtly-love-in-chaucer-characters-as-commentary-in-the-franklins-tale-troilus-and-criseyde-and-parliament-of-fowls By Noelle E. Equi - Through major works including “The Franklin’s Tale,” Troilus and Criseyde, and “Parliament of Fowls,” Chaucer illuminates the complexity of the popular writing trope of courtly love. His accounts of courtly love border on satire and criticism, both praising the institution of marriage as the protagonist and the unorthodox courtly love dynamic as the villain (as seen in “The Franklin’s Tale) and highlighting the manufactured, tenuous nature of the dynamic (as seen in Troilus and Criseyde and “Parliament of Fowls”). In all, the three works considered... Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:46 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1852/courtly-love-in-chaucer-characters-as-commentary-in-the-franklins-tale-troilus-and-criseyde-and-parliament-of-fowls http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/93/perceptions-of-knighthood-comparing-the-character-of-the-knight-in-geoffrey-chaucers-canterbury-tales-to-the-knight-in-ingmar-bergmans-the-seventh-seal By Katherine Blakeney - Chaucer’s description of “the Knight” in his “General Prologue” may be seen as a multi-layered narration. First he gives a very precise and historically relevant account of his campaigns. Based on what Chaucer knows about the knight’s deeds he gives his own evaluation of his character. Chaucer calls him a “reputable man”, “trustworthy” and “courteous”, loyal to his king, and honored for his abilities. From this description we get an image of a respectable person who “cherished the profession of arms” and acted... Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:18 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/93/perceptions-of-knighthood-comparing-the-character-of-the-knight-in-geoffrey-chaucers-canterbury-tales-to-the-knight-in-ingmar-bergmans-the-seventh-seal