Inverted images in Chaucer's<i>tale of Sir Thopas</i>

Kooper, Erik

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Wheatley¹

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A Companion to Chaucer

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A Companion to Chaucer

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Laughing at Knights: Representations of Humour in Sir Perceval of Galles, Sir Beues of Hamtoun, Lybeaus Desconus and Geoffrey Chaucer s Tale of Sir Thopas

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2016

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Romance conventions, motifs and archetypes blend in order to appeal to the moral concerns of the romance audience. In particular, chivalric romances are heroic narratives adapted to English feudalism and the Christian faith, either to depict a knight's moral progress or the aristocratic way of life; therefore, romance would seem to be the last place one would look for humour. Much of the humour in medieval romance is the effect of the exaggeration of heroic expressions and deeds, which then becomes mocking and ridiculous rather than heroic. This article concentrates on the representations of humour in Sir Perceval of Galles, Sir Beues of Hamtoun, Lybeaus Desconus and Geoffrey Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas. It discusses what makes these romances humorous, how the romance heroes are presented as laughable figures, while it argues the function of humour in these romances. The romance heroes and situations are compared, and they are presented in detail with specific examples from these romances. Romance as a humorous genre is discussed as to if its use is for humour as a means of laughter, for satire or for emphasis upon the idea of chivalry. By arguing the humorous nature of these romances, this article discusses how romance-the genre of noble characters-is ridiculed and becomes ordinary, while the virtues it represents are highlighted.

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An Annotated Chaucer Bibliography 1984

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Bowers²

1986

Studies in the Age of Chaucer

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Inverted images in Chaucer'stale of Sir Thopas

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Laughing at Knights: Representations of Humour in Sir Perceval of Galles, Sir Beues of Hamtoun, Lybeaus Desconus and Geoffrey Chaucer s Tale of Sir Thopas

An Annotated Chaucer Bibliography 1984

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