Maintaining Love through Accord in the "Tale of Melibee"

Events depicted in Chaucer's French source text, the Livre de Melibee et de Prudence, mirror a popular English legal remedy, the loveday or accord. Rurthermore, Chaucer uses the situation to comment on maintenance, a particularly significant element in late fourteenth-century culture.

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Published in:The Chaucer review 2004-01, Vol.39 (2), p.165-176
Main Author: Kennedy, Kathleen E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arbitration
Arbitration law
Chaucer, Geoffrey (1340?-1400)
Common law
Courts of law
Felons
Felony offenses
Hems
Legal counsel
Literary criticism
Livery
Tales
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Summary:Events depicted in Chaucer's French source text, the Livre de Melibee et de Prudence, mirror a popular English legal remedy, the loveday or accord. Rurthermore, Chaucer uses the situation to comment on maintenance, a particularly significant element in late fourteenth-century culture.
ISSN:0009-2002
1528-4204
1528-4204
DOI:10.1353/cr.2004.0021