The Fall From Fortune
Poster Number
18
Format
Poster Presentation
Abstract/Artist Statement
My project is designed to show the direct connections between parts of Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron and De Casibus Virorum Illustrium and Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, specifically “The Man of Law’s Tale” and “The Monk’s Tale”. It will analyze these tales to show how all of them are interconnected. It is well known that Chaucer acquired many of his ideas from Boccaccio’s work and it will further support this idea as well as introduce new thoughts on the matter. All of these stories show people falling from fortune and high standing into despair. “The Man of Law’s Tale” and “The Second Story from the Fifth Day” are a direct correlation, as is “The Monk’s Tale” with the De Casibus Virorum Illustrium. These four tales exemplify the “classic falls” and show this archetype is timeless. This project will explore the issues that these tales address and break them down using the elements of structure, plot line and historical evidence.
Location
Pacific Geosciences Center
Start Date
30-4-2005 1:00 PM
End Date
30-4-2005 3:00 PM
The Fall From Fortune
Pacific Geosciences Center
My project is designed to show the direct connections between parts of Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron and De Casibus Virorum Illustrium and Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, specifically “The Man of Law’s Tale” and “The Monk’s Tale”. It will analyze these tales to show how all of them are interconnected. It is well known that Chaucer acquired many of his ideas from Boccaccio’s work and it will further support this idea as well as introduce new thoughts on the matter. All of these stories show people falling from fortune and high standing into despair. “The Man of Law’s Tale” and “The Second Story from the Fifth Day” are a direct correlation, as is “The Monk’s Tale” with the De Casibus Virorum Illustrium. These four tales exemplify the “classic falls” and show this archetype is timeless. This project will explore the issues that these tales address and break them down using the elements of structure, plot line and historical evidence.