An exploration of the Christian background of Geoffrey Chauc
An exploration of the Christian background of Geoffrey Chaucer’s “the Miller’s Tale” and Nicholas and Alisoun, Lucresse and Tarquyn and not forgetting Absolon, John the Carpenter and Colyton are the characters at the centre of two of Geoffrey Chaucer’s tales that are rich in their Christian and religious bases and innuendo. The Miller’s Tale and The Legend of Lucretia though vastly different in tone, The Miller’s Tale being a fabliaux and The Legend of Lucretia a tragic account of the rape and suicide of Lucresse, are also very similar in many ways when looking at these tales from a Christian perspective and exploring their Christian background. Yet how far should the study of the Christian bases of these tales, and other Chaucerian and medieval literature, be taken? Is the Bible and Christianity peripheral to the themes of this literature or should it be considered central? I agree with Robert Graybill’s assessment; “Since in the medieval view everything existed in the economy of God then everything must either be a manifestation of His glory and benevolence or a mockery of it.” A brief reading of these tales will help validate Graybill’s claim. The Miller’s Tale raises moral questions about adul
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Approximate Word count = 3151
Approximate Pages = 13 (250 words per page double spaced)
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