The Miller's Tale

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:film_adaptations
gptkb:novel_adaptations
gptkb:theatrical_performances
musical adaptations
gptkbp:author gptkb:Geoffrey_Chaucer
gptkbp:character_development Absolon's vanity
Alison's independence
John's gullibility
gptkbp:character_voice The Miller
gptkbp:characters gptkb:John
gptkb:Alison
gptkb:Absolon
The Clerk
gptkbp:conflict love and betrayal
gptkbp:critical_reception widely studied
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired modern retellings
gptkbp:first_published late 14th century
gptkbp:genre fabliau
gptkbp:historical_context 14th century England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Miller's Tale
gptkbp:influence gptkb:literature
gptkb:popular_culture
subsequent literature
gptkbp:inspiration oral storytelling traditions
gptkbp:language Middle English
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:humor
gptkb:allegory
irony
gptkbp:literary_significance exploration of social class
depiction of gender roles
example of medieval humor
gptkbp:moral the folly of jealousy
gptkbp:motif gptkb:deception
gptkbp:narrative frame story
gptkbp:notable_quote ' For she was wild and young, and he was old.'
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:The_Canterbury_Tales
gptkbp:plot A love triangle
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis feminist readings
historical readings
structuralist readings
postmodern readings
gptkbp:setting Medieval England
gptkbp:style gptkb:comics
gptkbp:symbolism the cuckold
gptkbp:theme gptkb:infidelity
gptkbp:viewpoint first-person
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Geoffrey_Chaucer
gptkb:The_Kelmscott_Press_edition_of_The_Works_of_Geoffrey_Chaucer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5