Ovidian Allusion and Imagery in Chaucer\u27s \u3ci\u3eTroilus and Criseyde\u3c/i\u3e

Geoffrey Chaucer\u27s use of material found in the works of the Roman poet Ovid has long been a popular subject for critics of medieval literature. Most of the recent criticism concerning Chaucer\u27s use of Ovidian materials focuses, not surprisingly, on Troilus and Criseyde and the material drawn from Ovid\u27s Des Amores and Heroides. Ovid\u27s Metamorphoses, however, has been overlooked. This neglect of such a well-known pre-medieval text has left a wide arena open for criticism