Chivalry and fin’amor
Paper details:
The Knight’s Tale follows the tradition of high chivalry, melded from gritty feudal war practices and the code of fin’ amor into a popular literary genre that persisted long after the life-and-death circumstances of its origin had disappeared.
What evidence do you find in The Knight’s Tale of these origins? How have they been modified in this literary form? As a readecgor, what is your response to this genre?
