Translations of Boethius and the Making of Chaucer's Second 'Canticus Troili'
- Author / Editor
- Watts, William (H.)
Translations of Boethius and the Making of Chaucer's Second 'Canticus Troili'
- Published
- Chaucer Yearbook 3 (1996): 129-141
- Description
- Examines details of verse and style in TC 3.1744-71 for the ways they reflect the sources of the passage: Boethius's "Consolation of Philosophy," Jean de Meun's "Li Livres de Confort," and Bo. The examination seeks to understand Chaucer's attempt to forge an English poetic language.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Troilus and Criseyde.
- Boece.
- Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.