Venus and the Virgin: The Proem to Book III of Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde' as a Model for the Prologue to the 'Prioress's Tale'
- Author / Editor
- Ferris, Sumner.
Venus and the Virgin: The Proem to Book III of Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde' as a Model for the Prologue to the 'Prioress's Tale'
- Published
- Chaucer Review 27 (1993): 252-59.
- Description
- Both the Proem to TC 3 and PrP praise celestial ladies, celebrate their influence on the world, and relate closely to the story that is to follow. Moreover, the works discuss the same topics in similar ways. Chaucer praises both physical and spiritual love with equal "fervor."
- Chaucer Subjects
- Prioress and Her Tale.
- Troilus and Criseyde.