The Characterization of Troilus and Criseyde through adjectives: 'trewe as stiel' and 'slydynge of corage'

Author / Editor
Jimura, Akiyuki.

Title
The Characterization of Troilus and Criseyde through adjectives: 'trewe as stiel' and 'slydynge of corage'

Published
Phoenix 15 (1979): 101-22. Department of English, Hiroshima University.

Description
A discussion of the characterizations of Troilus and Criseyde by investigating the meanings of adjectives attached to each noun illustrating their natures. Troilus, who languishes for love, is represented as a strong, faithful, idealistic knight and courtier; Criseyde is a beautiful and charming lady, who shows her subtle and delicate feeling with a suggestion of something fragile to touch.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde.