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"A knyght ther was, and that a worthy man,
That fro the tyme that he first bigan
To riden out, he loved chivalrie,
Trouthe and honour, fredom and curteisie.
Ful worthy was he in his lordes werre,
And therto hadde he riden, no man ferre,
As wel in cristendom as in hethenesse,
And evere honoured for his worthynesse." (43-50)
The Knight's Tale focuses on two young men, Palamon and Arcite, prisoners of the duke Theseus in Athens. Both young knights fall in love with the same woman, Emelye, and are eventually driven to fighting each other for her hand in marriage. Arcite wins, but dies of his injuries, and after a time of mourning, Palamon and Emelye are wed.
That fro the tyme that he first bigan
To riden out, he loved chivalrie,
Trouthe and honour, fredom and curteisie.
Ful worthy was he in his lordes werre,
And therto hadde he riden, no man ferre,
As wel in cristendom as in hethenesse,
And evere honoured for his worthynesse." (43-50)
The Knight's Tale focuses on two young men, Palamon and Arcite, prisoners of the duke Theseus in Athens. Both young knights fall in love with the same woman, Emelye, and are eventually driven to fighting each other for her hand in marriage. Arcite wins, but dies of his injuries, and after a time of mourning, Palamon and Emelye are wed.
Anne Anderson (1874 - 1930)
Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833 - June 16, 1898)
Sir W. Russell Flint (1880 - 1969)
Mrs. H. R. Haweis (1848 - 1898)
M. L. Kirk (1860 - 1938)
W. Heath Robinson (1872 - 1944)
John Saunders (1811 - 1895)
Hugh Thomson (1860 - 1920)
Anne Anderson (1874 - 1930)
![In attendance on the knight was his son](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/32%20-%20In%20attendance%20on%20the%20knight%20was%20his%20son.jpg?itok=EasI4rk7)
![The Knight, and the Squire](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/59%20-%20The%20Knight%2C%20and%20the%20Squire.jpg?itok=GRP4STzr)
![The Knight](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/1602%20Knight%27s%20Tale%20final%20image.jpg?itok=hm2Rkyc4)
![The Knight](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/Knight%27s%20tale.jpg?itok=Kfao8Bbd)
Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833 - June 16, 1898)
![That thurgh a wyndow, thikke of many a barre Of iren, greet and square as any sparre, He cast his eye upon Emelya...](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/Works_of_Chaucer-3-cropped.jpg?itok=HuvsCOk8)
![And in the grove, at tyme and place yset, This Arcite and this Palamon ben met.](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/Works_of_Chaucer-4-cropped.jpg?itok=XHye-gdu)
![But atte laste the statue of Venus shook And made a signe...](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/Works_of_Chaucer-5-cropped.jpg?itok=hOdK78tM)
![And therwithal Dyane gan appeere, With bowe in honde, right as an hunteresse...](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/Works_of_Chaucer-6-cropped.jpg?itok=AucM29vW)
![The statue of Mars bigan his hauberk rynge; And with that soun he herde a murmurynge...](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/Works_of_Chaucer-7-cropped.jpg?itok=-WNNVml7)
![This al and som, that Arcite moot dye...](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/Works_of_Chaucer-8-cropped.jpg?itok=29syBFNE)
![A knight ther was and that a worthy man...](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/4.jpg?itok=pnoqnALd)
![Emily in the Palace Garden](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/8_3.jpg?itok=PZjZhQwn)
![Arcite's Dream](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/10_0.jpg?itok=pjjmlHRB)
![Palamon and Arcite](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/12_1.jpg?itok=GBfbT8Li)
![The Death of Arcite](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/13.jpg?itok=LghJFHwS)
![Emily and Palamon](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/15_0.jpg?itok=mwPaMt3C)
Sir W. Russell Flint (1880 - 1969)
![Ne how the goddes ronne up and doun... (Frontispiece)](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/FP_7.jpg?itok=9oRBPNO5)
![“And how asseged was Ipolita, The faire hardy quene of Scithia”](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/26_2.jpg?itok=fWVug-Jd)
![“He caste his eye upon Emelya...](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/32_0.jpg?itok=tsof73Tz)
![“And on hir bare knees adoun they falle...](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/51.jpg?itok=KC4MwZ2b)
![“Amiddes of the temple sat meschaunce...](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/59_0.jpg?itok=dAJ3Q0dO)
Mrs. H. R. Haweis (1848 - 1898)
![The Knight](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/19Knight.jpg?itok=vmKaO3oa)
![Fair Emelye Gathering Flowers](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/37.jpg?itok=uauwCZVH)
M. L. Kirk (1860 - 1938)
![So Fair Was She That He Fell In Love With Her At Mere Sight](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/Frontis.jpg?itok=WyQcz7Fz)
![The Knight](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/49.jpg?itok=22OopMuD)
![The Duke rode in between the fighters](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/Chaundler%20the%20duke%20rode.jpg?itok=YEurGTMl)
![The Knight's Tale](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/81_0.jpg?itok=JuYNQfJc)
![Arcite spurred his horse down the lists](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/44%20Prout.jpg?itok=bsSVsrnF)
![Arcite Spurred his Horse Down the Lists](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/47%20-%20Arcite%20Spurred.jpg?itok=J1CxgPZX)
W. Heath Robinson (1872 - 1944)
![She thought of the two young princes who were prisoners there](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/28_1.jpg?itok=0pq8mGi9)
![Palamon Lay Beside a Pool of Water](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/40_0.jpg?itok=y0Ty3XNM)
John Saunders (1811 - 1895)
![The Knight's Tale (2)](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/55_0.jpg?itok=0ha2Uje2)
![The Knight's Tale (3)](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/61.jpg?itok=VsRo6s4h)
![Emelye, the Queen's Sister, in the Palace Garden](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/18_0.jpg?itok=KHKhILKu)
![The Rival Cousins: - Palamon Rushing from Concealment](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/24.jpg?itok=y1465UOo)
![Espousals of Palamon and Emelye](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/34.jpg?itok=wlWTskye)
Hugh Thomson (1860 - 1920)
![Gathering flowers 'white and red.](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/23.jpg?itok=Sif5JHEF)
![...'which do you think is the better off?](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/29.jpg?itok=htJs2NyJ)
![Fighting furiously as two wild boars.](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/35.jpg?itok=z5HnNl7K)
![The Knight's Tale](https://d.lib.rochester.edu/sites/default/files/styles/creatorpage/public/81_0.jpg?itok=JuYNQfJc)