The Artistic Integrity of Chaucer's 'Troilus and Criseyde'

Description: Treats the "psychological realism" and "moral allegory" in TC as complementary, analyzing the imagery and themes of ancient gods, the moon, and mutability, associated with Criseyde. Images of hell and torment in the final two books, differing from those of paradisiacal joy in Book 3, reinforce the concern with change and pave the way for the poem's shifts in tone and character.