Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde': III.890; V.505; V.1174-5

Author / Editor
Puhvel, Martin.

Title
Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde': III.890; V.505; V.1174-5

Published
Explicator 42:4 (1984): 7-9.

Description
The word "hazelwode" in Pandarus's proverbs ridiculing the lovers' fatuous hopes indicates Chaucer's familiarity with the miraculous powers attributed to hazel in Celtic divination and healing rites.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde.