The Narrative Function of Irony in Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde."
- Author / Editor
- Gordon, Ida L.
The Narrative Function of Irony in Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde."
- Published
- F. Whitehead, A. H. Diverres, and F. E. Sutcliffe, eds. Medieval Miscellany Presented to Eugene Vinaver by Pupils, Colleagues and Friends (New York: Barnes & Noble, 1965), pp. 146-56.
- Description
- Explains various kinds of irony evident in TC, and argues that the character of Criseyde is not ironic; she is consistent with Chaucer's sources, but "controlled by the manners and ideals of courtly love" even though these ideals are shown to be fallible.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Troilus and Criseyde
Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations