Some Observations on the Concept of Clandestine Marriage in 'Troilus and Criseyde'
- Author / Editor
- Wentersdorf, Karl P.
Some Observations on the Concept of Clandestine Marriage in 'Troilus and Criseyde'
- Published
- Chaucer Review 15 (1980): 101-26.
- Description
- A clandestine "marriage" was not fornicatory but simply unlawful, since the church insisted on an eventual ceremony. Chaucer adds the troth plight to his source, thus raising the story above amorous intrigue and heightening the poignancy of Criseyde's unfaithfulness.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Troilus and Criseyde.