The Dreams of Troilus, Criseyde, and Chauntecleer: Chaucer's Manipulation of the Categories of Macrobius et al
- Author / Editor
- Hieatt, Constance B.
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.