The Medieval Tragic Mode and the Representation of Tragedy in Middle English Literature: A Study of 'Morte Arthure,' 'Pearl,' 'Troilus and Criseyde,' and 'The Testament of Criseyde'
- Author / Editor
- Couch, William H.
The Medieval Tragic Mode and the Representation of Tragedy in Middle English Literature: A Study of 'Morte Arthure,' 'Pearl,' 'Troilus and Criseyde,' and 'The Testament of Criseyde'
- Published
- DAI A72.05 (2011): n.p.
- Description
- Treats medieval tragedy as a combination of the tragedy of fortune and the potential for tragedy of damnation, surveying antecedent traditions and exploring each of the four poems of the title. Reads TC as a poem that fuses both views of tragedy, and explores Henryson's reaction to this combination. The dissertation was produced in 1972.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Troilus and Criseyde
- Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion