Date of Award

4-22-1971

Degree Type

Master's Essay - Restricted

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Department

English

First Advisor

John D. McCabe

Abstract

Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is a digest of life displayed within the fictive frame of a pilgrimage. Because of its form the tales encompass a great number of tonics and themes. One of the major tonics discussed in the work is the problem of truth and truth-telling. The "manciple theme" in the Canterbury Tales functions as a statement on truth, truth-telling and tale-telling.

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