The "Knight's story" is likely one of the so much arguable of all of the Canterbury stories. Does Chaucer painting Theseus, the duke of Athens whose activities dominate the story, as a terrific ruler, person who is noble, clever and chivalrous, or does the duke's behaviour exhibit him to be immoral, self-seeking and tyrannical? This booklet ("now in a corrected moment printing") assesses the duke's behavior and concept when it comes to the beliefs set out in medieval mirrors for princes, quite in Giles of Rome's "De Regimine Principum." It argues that, while judged by way of the criteria of those works, Theseus should be obvious as a version prince by way of his self-government ('ethics'), his rule of his loved ones ('economics'), his governance of his realm ('politics) and his cosmography and philosophy.
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