The Influence of Boethius and Dante upon Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde'

Author / Editor
Kaylor, Noel Harold, Jr.

Title
The Influence of Boethius and Dante upon Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde'

Published
Medieval English Studies 5 (1997): 83-105.

Description
The influence of Boethius and Dante "gives shape and universal meaning" to TC. The operation of Fortune and her wheel, the four "Classical cardinal emotions," Dante's three spiritual realms, and the code of knighthood are evident in the deep structure of the narrative.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde.
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations.