The Knight of the Red Robe

When a well-dressed knight visits his lover while her husband is at court, all goes to plan—until the husband unexpectedly returns. What follows is a spiraling comedy of cover-ups, in which the lady spins a web of lies so convincing she not only protects her secret lover but manages to convince her husband that he’s possessed, demented, and in need of a religious pilgrimage.

In Le chevalier à la robe vermeille, Jean de Condé delivers a classic fabliau of adultery, gaslighting and proof that red really is the most dangerous color.

📜 Text: Translation by Nathaniel E. Dubin

🎵 Title music: “Celebration” by Alexander Nakarada

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