Criseyde's Descriptions and the Ethics of Feminine Experience

Author / Editor
Boboc, Andrew.

Title
Criseyde's Descriptions and the Ethics of Feminine Experience

Published
ChauR 47.1 (2012): 63-83.

Description
Suggests Chaucer's portrayal of Criseyde challenges the "traditional 'descriptio' as a restrictive benchmark of feminine beauty." Describes Criseyde's transformations in TC as an "experiential journey through love and war."

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde