Henryson's Masterpiece

Author / Editor
Godman, Peter.

Title
Henryson's Masterpiece

Published
Review of English Studies 35 (1984): 291-300.

Description
Reassesses several "flaws" perceived by J. A. W. Bennett in his analysis (1982) of Robert Henryson's "Testament of Cresseid," and argues that each has a "proper function" in the poem. Compares and contrasts Henryson's characterization of Cresseid with Chaucer's version of the character in TC.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde
Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion