Chaucer's 'Kan Ke Dort' ('Troilus' II, 1752), and the 'Sleeping Dogs' of the Trouveres
- Author / Editor
- Gillmeister, Heiner.
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.