The Parrhesiastic Game in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Tale of Melibee'
In this article, I use Michel Foucault's discussion of parrhesia in Fearless Speech to elucidate Chaucer's vision of political and personal disagreement in the Tale of Melibee. Melibee's and Prudence's argument over the proper response to violence represents a 'parrhesiastic...
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| description | In this article, I use Michel Foucault's discussion of parrhesia in Fearless Speech to elucidate Chaucer's vision of political and personal disagreement in the Tale of Melibee. Melibee's and Prudence's argument over the proper response to violence represents a 'parrhesiastic game', i.e., the willingness of an individual to accept the criticism of the parrhesiastes (one who uses parrhesia) and the courage of the parrhesiastes to offer that criticism in the first place.
My article focuses on parrhesia as a defining feature in any community that wants to survive the strains and demands which competing viewpoints exact on its members. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f5ebd80099f24849b29245a1377fd39d2022-12-21T21:56:47ZengUniversity of Western AustraliaLimina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies1833-34192014-12-01202113The Parrhesiastic Game in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Tale of Melibee'William Christopher Brown0University of MinnesotaIn this article, I use Michel Foucault's discussion of parrhesia in Fearless Speech to elucidate Chaucer's vision of political and personal disagreement in the Tale of Melibee. Melibee's and Prudence's argument over the proper response to violence represents a 'parrhesiastic game', i.e., the willingness of an individual to accept the criticism of the parrhesiastes (one who uses parrhesia) and the courage of the parrhesiastes to offer that criticism in the first place. My article focuses on parrhesia as a defining feature in any community that wants to survive the strains and demands which competing viewpoints exact on its members.http://www.limina.arts.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/2657393/Brown-article.pdfchaucermichel foucaulttale of melibeefearless speechparrhesia |
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| title | The Parrhesiastic Game in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Tale of Melibee' |
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| title_short | The Parrhesiastic Game in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Tale of Melibee' |
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| topic | chaucer michel foucault tale of melibee fearless speech parrhesia |
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