Individuals: Eccentricity and Inwardness in English and French Romance, 1170-1400.

Published: Ph.D. Dissertation. Yale University, 1971. Dissertation Abstracts International 32.06 (1971). Full-text available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global; accessed September 14, 2023.

Description: Distinguishes two kinds of medieval romance hero: those who "are defined by institutional virtues" and those defined by "personal attributes and experiences." Treats characters from various romances, examining Palamon, Arcite, and Theseus of KnT in light of the first criterion, and arguing that Troilus reflects the "new possibilities" of the second, even though in TC Chaucer abandons "two restricting elements" of romance: the "importance of adventure" and the "narrator's detachment from the hero."