'Storie,' 'Spelle,' 'Geste,' 'Romaunce,' 'Tragedie': Generic Distinctions in the Middle English Troy Narratives

Author / Editor
Strohm, Paul.

Title
'Storie,' 'Spelle,' 'Geste,' 'Romaunce,' 'Tragedie': Generic Distinctions in the Middle English Troy Narratives

Published
Speculum 46 (1971): 348-59.

Description
Identifies the ways in which various genre terms are used in Middle English narratives about Troy, including TC where "tragedie" is consistently applied to the narrative. Comments on Latin and French usage and on terms applied to Chaucer's other works to help clarify nuances of the various individual labels.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde
Language and Word Studies