Document Type
Article
Abstract
The blending of Christian material with Greek and Roman thought is exactly what I wish to examine. I believe that Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde provides a signal illustration of this blending. Chaucer uses excerpts from the Roman poet Publius Papinius Statius' Thebaid to establish a pagan-based, pessimistic, fatalistic vision of human fate for his poem. From this background emerges the character of Troilus who struggles with the Christian concepts of destiny (or predestination) and free will.
Publication Date
1995
Journal Title
Draftings In
Volume
8
Issue
1
First Page
45
Last Page
50
Copyright
©1995 by the Board of Student Publications, University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Naughton, Cory
(1995)
"Chaucer's Use of Statius' Thebaid in the Troilus,"
Draftings In: Vol. 8:
No.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/draftings/vol8/iss1/7
Comments
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