"As Meeke as Medea, as honest as Hellen": English Literary Representations of Two Troublesome Classical Women, c1160-1650.
- Author / Editor
- Heavey, Katherine.
"As Meeke as Medea, as honest as Hellen": English Literary Representations of Two Troublesome Classical Women, c1160-1650.
- Published
- Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Durham, 2008. Fully accessible (in 2 downloads) at https://etheses.dur.ac.uk/2930/ (accessed April 4, 2026)
- Description
- Considers representations of the power of Medea's magic and Helen's sexuality in works by male writers in medieval and early modern literature, clarifying their classical and early-medieval antecedents and assessing their powers in light of "concerted male efforts to undermine" them. Assesses a wide range of texts, including Chaucer's brief allusions and references to Medea and Helen, as well as their roles in longer narratives such as TC and LGW.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Sources, Analogues, and Literary Relations
Troilus and Criseyde
Legend of Good Womeen