Irony in Troilus' Apostrophe to the Vacant House of Criseyde.

Author / Editor
Adams, John F.

Title
Irony in Troilus' Apostrophe to the Vacant House of Criseyde.

Published
Modern Language Quarterly 24 (1963): 61-65.

Description
Observes a variety of astrological and sexual puns, allusions, and emphases in Troilus's address to Criseyde's house ("paraclausithyron"), distancing the reader from Troilus's grief and emphasizing sensual love.

Chaucer Subjects
Troilus and Criseyde
Style and Versification