Paganism and Pagan Love in 'Troilus and Criseyde'
- Author / Editor
- Frankis, John.
Paganism and Pagan Love in 'Troilus and Criseyde'
- Published
- Mary Salu, ed. Essays on Troilus and Criseyde (Cambridge: Brewer, 1979), pp. 57-72.
- Description
- The pagan references in TC perform two obvious functions: they provide local color and they help to delineate character (as in Pandarus' scorn of Troilus--who has just uttered a prayer to several pagan deities--calling him a "mouses hert," III, 736).
- But, more important, the failure of the love affair and the ultimate failure of the pagan gods to protect the lovers reveals the triviality and transcience of various aspects of human experience, while at the same time leaving the reader with an impression of the lasting value of these things.
- Alternative Title
- Essays on Troilus and Criseyde.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Troilus and Criseyde.