Date of Award
1992
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Collins, Robert A.
Abstract
The actions of Griselda, heroine of The Clerk's Tale, Chaucer's study of humanly and womanly forbearance, are mirrored throughout the classical wisdom of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy. The medieval tale's story is one of rational resistance to domination, even to that of a powerful and jealous husband. Griselda's ensuing struggle for self-liberation and "free will," by "looking within," echoes the neoplatonic and Boethian universal scheme: mutability transcends all Fortune. Griselda finally arrives at knowing her own true nature, and the workings of Divine Providence.
Extent
140 p.
Recommended Citation
Kaufman, James Nathan, "Griselda and "knowing who you are": "The Clerk's Tale" and the "Consolation of Philosophy"" (1992). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 315.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/315
Identifier
FADT14812
Comments
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1992.|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters