Meaning and Ending in a 'Paynted Proces': Resistence to Closure in Troilus and Criseyde

Author / Editor
McGerr, Rosemarie P.

Title
Meaning and Ending in a 'Paynted Proces': Resistence to Closure in Troilus and Criseyde

Published
R. A. Shoaf, ed. Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde: "Subgit to alle Poesye": Essays in Criticism. Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, no. 104. Pegasus Paperbacks, no. 10 (Binghamton, N.Y.: Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, 1992), pp. 179-98.

Description
The unresolved ending of TC capitalizes on concern with means and ends throughout the poem, encouraging readers to resist the illusion of closure in any act of interpretation.

Alternative Title
Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, "Subgit to alle Poesye": Essays in Criticism.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde.