Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, IV, 295-301

Author / Editor
Lackey, Allen D.

Title
Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, IV, 295-301

Published
Explicator 32 (1973): Item 5.

Description
Considers Troilus' allusion to Oedipus at 4.300, and rejects the suggestion that it reflects psychological understanding; Troilus refers to Oedipus as an exemplar of someone victimized by Fortune.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde