CONSTANCE ON TRIAL: ALLEGORIZING LEGAL PERSONHOOD IN JOHN GOWER'S 'THE TALE OF CONSTANCE' AND GEOFFREY CHAUCER'S 'THE MAN OF LAW'S TALE'.

  • Published In: Medium Aevum, 2025, v. 94, n. 1. P. 133 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: NI, YUN 3 of 3

Abstract

The article analyses how John Gower in Confessio Amantis and Geoffrey Chaucer in The Man of Law's Tale (from The Canterbury Tales) allegorize Constance's trial to examine medieval legal personhood. Topics include the contrast between legalist and realist models of personhood;the shaping of Constance's agency through narrative authority;and the reflection of contemporary debates on corporate and parliamentary identity.

Additional Information

  • Source:Medium Aevum. 2025/01, Vol. 94, Issue 1, p133
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Literature and Writing
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:0025-8385
  • DOI:10.65290/AQGC7990
  • Accession Number:191882947

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