The Medieval Tradition of the 'Libri Salomonis' in Dante's 'Commedia' and Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde'

Author / Editor
Beal, Rebecca Sue.

Title
The Medieval Tradition of the 'Libri Salomonis' in Dante's 'Commedia' and Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde'

Published
Dissertation Abstracts International 48 (1988): 2621A.

Description
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Canticle, all ascribed to Solomon by medieval commentators, shed light on both Dante and Chaucer. The latter drew both on Ecclesiastes and on commentary for TC.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde.
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.