CR Episode 85: Canterbury Tales VII – The Squire’s and Franklin’s Tales

Critical Readings

EpisodeJul 5, 20211h 16m

CR Episode 85: Canterbury Tales VII – The Squire’s and Franklin’s Tales

Critical Readings

EpisodeJul 5, 20211h 16m

The panel discusses Fragment V, with attention given both to scholarly theories about whether Chaucer deliberately left the Squire's tale interrupted and unfinished, and to Chaucer's use of estates satire in his depiction of the Franklin and his tale.Continue reading

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Critical Readings examines key literary texts using close reading and critical analysis, and explains these approaches in discussion. Listeners will learn about the texts themselves and about how to approach a text for critical analysis.

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