"The Squire's Tale" is a tale in Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. It is unfinished, because it is interrupted by the next story-teller, the Franklin, who then continues with his own prologue and tale. The Squire is the Knight's son, a novice warrior and lover with more enthusiasm than experience. His tale is an epic romance, which, if completed, would probably have been longer than rest of the Tales combined. It contains many literary allusions and vivid descriptions.
The original source of the tale remains unknown.[1] According to some critics the source of the tale is The Arabian Nights.[2]
- ^ Michael Delahoyde, Washington State University. Accessed 14 October 2015
- ^ Narayan Gangopadhyay Rachanabali, volume 11, page 357