Greek and Roman Myths in Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Knight’s Tale”

• 발행기관: 한국영미어문학회
• 저자명: Joong-Eun Ahn
• 간행물 정보: 『영미어문학』영미어문학 제128호, 1~19쪽, 전체 19쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2018.03.30

영문 초록

This paper explores Greek and Roman myths mainly in “The Knight’s Tale” of Geoffrey Chaucer, the father of English poetry. For his medieval ideas of chivalric romance, courtly love, and didacticism, Chaucer employs or alludes to Greek and Roman myths including: the Titan Saturn, major gods, Jupiter, Juno, Venus, Mars, Phoebus Apollo, Diana, Mercury, Vulcan, and Pluto; minor deities, Zephyrus, Fortuna, Clemence, Cupid, Nymphs, Fauns, and Hamadryads; mythopoeic figures, Palamon, Arcite, and Emelye; mythological figures, Aegeus, Theseus, Hippolyta, Capaneus, Creon, Cadmus, Amphion, Callisto, Actaeon, Daphne, Atalanta, Meleager, and Hector; legendary creatures, Minotaur and Argus; mythical places, Troy, Crete, Athens, Thebes, Citheron, and Thrace. The mythical technique of employing Greek and Roman mythology in Chaucer’s poems unravels his complicated intentions, deepening his poetic symbolism, and broadening his literary perspective.

키워드

Chaucer The Knight’s Tale chivalric romance Greek myths Roman myths