Add to ORKGThis thesis examines the representations of Fortune in Boccaccio's Filostrato, Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, and Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida. Both in the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, Fortune was intrinsically connected to Troy's fall. This study argues that Fortune is also central to these three versions of the story of Troilus. The representation of Fortune in Boccaccio's Filostrato has been considered as inconsistent and superficial. This thesis questions this view and argues that the multifaceted portrayal provided in the poem is intentional. What we read on the page is mediated through the characters' viewpoints. In compliance with Medieval Christian doctrine, there is no such thing as Fortune for Boccaccio. The chara...
Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida reflects his reading of Lydgate and Caxton's medieval Trojan epic...
The contention of the thesis is that Chaucer's approach to the story of Troilus and Criseyde was det...
The contention of the thesis is that Chaucer's approach to the story of Troilus and Criseyde was det...
The tumulus tale of Troilus and his lover Cressida has left readers intrigued in renditions written ...
The story of Troilus and Criseyde constitutes a metanarrative. This thesis is concerned with version...
Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 79-99.Introduction -- Chapter One. Cultural and critical cont...
While Chaucer\u27s Troilus and Criseyde is not, strictly speaking, a translation, it is heavily inde...
While Chaucer\u27s Troilus and Criseyde is not, strictly speaking, a translation, it is heavily inde...
Only in the last ten years have critics worked to establish a more than superficial link between Cha...
In Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, the main character Troilus depicts the overt and covert ...
It is the purpose of this paper to show how Chaucer regarded Fortune in his early writings; how his ...
It is the purpose of this paper to show how Chaucer regarded Fortune in his early writings; how his ...
This essay reads Chaucer\u27s Troilus and Criseyde as an early example that illustrates the power of...
It is the purpose of this paper to show how Chaucer regarded Fortune in his early writings; how his ...
The love story of Troilus and Criseyde has had a continuous appeal since the appearance of its first...
Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida reflects his reading of Lydgate and Caxton's medieval Trojan epic...
The contention of the thesis is that Chaucer's approach to the story of Troilus and Criseyde was det...
The contention of the thesis is that Chaucer's approach to the story of Troilus and Criseyde was det...
The tumulus tale of Troilus and his lover Cressida has left readers intrigued in renditions written ...
The story of Troilus and Criseyde constitutes a metanarrative. This thesis is concerned with version...
Theoretical thesis.Bibliography: pages 79-99.Introduction -- Chapter One. Cultural and critical cont...
While Chaucer\u27s Troilus and Criseyde is not, strictly speaking, a translation, it is heavily inde...
While Chaucer\u27s Troilus and Criseyde is not, strictly speaking, a translation, it is heavily inde...
Only in the last ten years have critics worked to establish a more than superficial link between Cha...
In Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, the main character Troilus depicts the overt and covert ...
It is the purpose of this paper to show how Chaucer regarded Fortune in his early writings; how his ...
It is the purpose of this paper to show how Chaucer regarded Fortune in his early writings; how his ...
This essay reads Chaucer\u27s Troilus and Criseyde as an early example that illustrates the power of...
It is the purpose of this paper to show how Chaucer regarded Fortune in his early writings; how his ...
The love story of Troilus and Criseyde has had a continuous appeal since the appearance of its first...
Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida reflects his reading of Lydgate and Caxton's medieval Trojan epic...
The contention of the thesis is that Chaucer's approach to the story of Troilus and Criseyde was det...
The contention of the thesis is that Chaucer's approach to the story of Troilus and Criseyde was det...