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 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: The Franklin's Tale Context triple: [The Canterbury Tales, includesTale, The Franklin's Tale]
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The Legend of Good Women
The Legend of Good Women is a late 14th-century poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that presents a series of narratives about virtuous women from classical and medieval literature, framed by an allegorical prologue.
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Troilus and Criseyde
Troilus and Criseyde is a Middle English narrative poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that retells the tragic love story of Troilus and Criseyde during the Trojan War.
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C.
Confessio Amantis
Confessio Amantis is a lengthy Middle English poem by John Gower that blends moral instruction with a wide array of narrative tales framed as a lover’s confession.
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The Vision of Sir Launfal
The Vision of Sir Launfal is a narrative poem by James Russell Lowell that reimagines the Holy Grail legend to explore themes of charity, humility, and spiritual awakening.
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E.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance poem that tells the story of King Arthur’s knight Sir Gawain and his beheading game encounter with the mysterious Green Knight.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Franklin's Tale Target entity description: 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.
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A.
The Legend of Good Women
The Legend of Good Women is a late 14th-century poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that presents a series of narratives about virtuous women from classical and medieval literature, framed by an allegorical prologue.
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B.
Troilus and Criseyde
Troilus and Criseyde is a Middle English narrative poem by Geoffrey Chaucer that retells the tragic love story of Troilus and Criseyde during the Trojan War.
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C.
Confessio Amantis
Confessio Amantis is a lengthy Middle English poem by John Gower that blends moral instruction with a wide array of narrative tales framed as a lover’s confession.
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D.
The Vision of Sir Launfal
The Vision of Sir Launfal is a narrative poem by James Russell Lowell that reimagines the Holy Grail legend to explore themes of charity, humility, and spiritual awakening.
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E.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a late 14th-century Middle English chivalric romance poem that tells the story of King Arthur’s knight Sir Gawain and his beheading game encounter with the mysterious Green Knight.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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noble sacrifice ⓘ question of who is most generous ⓘ rash promise ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
equality between spouses
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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
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romance ⓘ |
| language | Middle English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
classical allusion
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frame narrative ⓘ rhetorical questions ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arveragus
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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
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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
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