The Franklin's Tale
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The Franklin's Tale is a Middle English Breton lai by Geoffrey Chaucer that explores themes of marriage, honor, and mutual respect through the story of a knight, his wife, and her admirer.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Franklin's Tale canonical | 2 |
| The Franklin’s Tale | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Breton lai
ⓘ
Canterbury Tale ⓘ Middle English narrative poem ⓘ |
| author | Geoffrey Chaucer ⓘ |
| collectionOrder | Group F of The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| compositionDate | late 14th century ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
magic rocks disappearing from the coast
ⓘ
noble sacrifice ⓘ question of who is most generous ⓘ rash promise ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
equality between spouses
ⓘ
negotiated marriage contract ⓘ public reputation versus private virtue ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterRole |
courtly lover
ⓘ
knight husband ⓘ magician ⓘ virtuous wife ⓘ |
| follows | The Squire's Tale ⓘ |
| form | verse ⓘ |
| genre |
Breton lai
ⓘ
romance ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
classical allusion
ⓘ
frame narrative ⓘ rhetorical questions ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arveragus
ⓘ
Aurelius ⓘ Dorigen ⓘ |
| meter | iambic pentameter (in modern English translation) ⓘ |
| moralQuestion | Which character shows the greatest generosity? ⓘ |
| narrator | the Franklin ⓘ |
| partOf | The Canterbury Tales ⓘ |
| precedes | The Physician's Tale ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | rhymed couplets ⓘ |
| setting | Brittany ⓘ |
| sourceTradition | Breton lay tradition ⓘ |
| theme |
courtly love
ⓘ
freedom in marriage ⓘ gentillesse ⓘ honor ⓘ marriage ⓘ moral choice ⓘ mutual respect ⓘ patience and suffering ⓘ truth and promise-keeping ⓘ |
| workIn |
Ellesmere Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales
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surface form:
The Ellesmere Manuscript of The Canterbury Tales
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.