The Planetary Gods in Chaucer and Henryson
- Author / Editor
- Mann, Jill.
The Planetary Gods in Chaucer and Henryson
- Published
- Ruth Morse and Barry Windeatt, eds. Chaucer Traditions: Studies in Honour of Derek Brewer (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990), pp. 91-106.
- Description
- In giving the planetary gods a role in the narrative dynamics of "The Testament of Cresseid," Henryson is following in the steps of Chaucer in KnT, Mars, and TC. Mann examines "both the resemblances and the differences between the two poets in their use of this cosmological dimension," revealing the intelligence and creativity of Henryson's response to Chaucer as well as an understanding of the structural principle underlying Henryson's poem.
- Alternative Title
- Chaucer Traditions: Studies in Honour of Derek Brewer.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion.