Translations of Boethius and the Making of Chaucer's Second 'Canticus Troili'

Author / Editor
Watts, William (H.)

Title
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.