-We have been considering Beowulf as the seed of chivalry and Chaucer as a flowering of the seed.
-Notice that "The Knight's Tale" takes up where Antigone left off but shares virtually nothing of its spirit.
-Notice that the medievalist took old tales and drew them through his own soul to recast them in light that is both more jovial and more chivalrous than their original context.
-Compare this with Fra Angelico's Annunciation.
-Notice the modern contrast where more emphasis is placed upon photographic realism on one hand, or fragmentary recasting on the other. The medievalist loves a narrative whimsy. The modern artist is often very self-absorbed which makes for absolute seriousness on the one hand (since he believes his personal vision controls the "value" of the art) and dark irony on the other (when he recognizes how little his vision accomplishes and how little the vision is even his own).
Rhetoric: Virtual Salt
This is to help you review last year's terms and rhetoric for your CWP.
Summary of "The Knight's Tale."
This is to make your reading experience of "The Knight's Tale" less confusing.
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Don't you guys think that our society needs more chivalry like in the old days? (Sighs) surely our world would be a better place that way. I don't think it's too late yet.
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