The Dreams of Troilus, Criseyde, and Chauntecleer: Chaucer's Manipulation of the Categories of Macrobius et al

Author / Editor
Hieatt, Constance B.

Title
The Dreams of Troilus, Criseyde, and Chauntecleer: Chaucer's Manipulation of the Categories of Macrobius et al

Published
English Studies in Canada 14 (1988): 400-18.

Description
Dreams in medieval literature are conventionally used for foreshadowing, rarely with psychological implications. In TC, however, Chaucer combines the prophetic "somnium coeleste" with the psychological "somnium animale" such that neither can be completely rejected; in NPT, he sets the two in opposition with rich comic effect.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde.
Nun's Priest and His Tale.