Chaucer's 'Kan Ke Dort' ('Troilus' II, 1752), and the 'Sleeping Dogs' of the Trouveres

Author / Editor
Gillmeister, Heiner.

Title
Chaucer's 'Kan Ke Dort' ('Troilus' II, 1752), and the 'Sleeping Dogs' of the Trouveres

Published
English Studies 59 (1978): 310-23.

Description
Troilus's "kankedort" is an Anglo-Norman equivalent of the proverbial "chien qui dort" (sleeping dog); Troilus expects a rude rebuff, ending his love affair.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde.