Argus and Argyve: Etymology and Characterization in Chaucer's 'Troilus'
- Author / Editor
- Schibanoff, Susan.
Argus and Argyve: Etymology and Characterization in Chaucer's 'Troilus'
- Published
- Speculum 51 (1976): 647-58.
- Description
- Chaucer defines characters through both natural and conventional theories of etymology. Argyve, related to Argus and foresight, succintly describes the wife of Calchas the visionary. Convention, not inherent association, connects Criseyde with infidelity. Actions and not her name or sex determine Criseyde's character and reputation.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Troilus and Criseyde.