Chaucer's Mnemonic Verses and the Siege of Thebes in 'Troilus and Criseyde'
- Author / Editor
- Barry, Gregory L.
Chaucer's Mnemonic Verses and the Siege of Thebes in 'Troilus and Criseyde'
- Published
- English Language Notes 17 (1979-80): 90-93.
- Description
- The short verse argument to the "Thebaid" prefixed to most manuscripts of TC had probably been memorized in Chaucer's youth and was used for the later books of TC. While the siege of Troy continues, Cassandra completes the story of the siege of Thebes; at the center of both narratives is a man betrayed by a faithless woman.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Troilus and Criseyde.