The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Keighley
Also known as Mr. Keighley
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 15
Keighley appears as a literary voice in the conversation around old tales, linking one story to another through argument and interpretation. The text gives no glimpse of his face or manner, so his presence is chiefly intellectual: a name attached to a reading of literature.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 15
- Books
- 1
Keighley is cited as the author of *Tales and Popular Fictions*. He argued that Chaucer’s Squire’s Tale derived from Marco Polo, placing him among the later commentators who traced the book’s influence. The text supplies no personal history, relationships, or physical description.
Description
Keighley is identified as a British author, but the text gives no portrait of him. His height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, facial features, clothing, and demeanor are not specified.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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