Aristotelian Tragedy in 'Troilus and Criseyde'

Author / Editor
Graybill, Robert (V.)

Title
Aristotelian Tragedy in 'Troilus and Criseyde'

Published
Proceedings of the Medieval Association of the Midwest 2 (1993): 90-98.

Description
TC exemplifies the Aristotelian idea of tragedy, with Troilus undergoing the "perepetia" ("reversal") and the ending of the tale presenting a Christianized version of catharsis.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde.