'Storie,' 'Spelle,' 'Geste,' 'Romaunce,' 'Tragedie': Generic Distinctions in the Middle English Troy Narratives
- Author / Editor
- Strohm, Paul.
'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