The 'Joie and Tene' of Dreams in 'Troilus and Criseyde'

Author / Editor
Frantzen, Allen J.

Title
The 'Joie and Tene' of Dreams in 'Troilus and Criseyde'

Published
Julian N. Wasserman and Robert J. Blanch, eds. Chaucer in the Eighties (Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press, 1986), pp. 105-19.

Description
Four dreams help structure TC: Criseyde's about Pandarus and about the eagle; Troilus's about his fall and about the boar. The dreams reveal character: Criseyde's dreams cause no narrative conflict; Troilus's become an essential part of his story.

Alternative Title
Chaucer in the Eighties.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde.