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Boccaccio, Beauvau, Chaucer: Troilus and Cressida: Four perspectives on influence
1990
Abstract
Investigates "topics relevant to the central question: Did Chaucer use the 'Roman de Troyle' of Beauvau, Seneschal of Anjou," in the composition of TC? Hanly reviews a number of candidates for authorship of the "Roman" and concludes that Chaucer may well have used the French source along with the "Filostrato." Chapter 1 explores "the intellectual and political milieu of the late fourteenth century" to show that texts such as Beauvau's "Roman" would not have been unusual in Chaucer's time. Chapter 2 examines historical evidence to conclude that authorship of the "Roman" cannot conclusively be attributed to the fifteenth-century Louis de Beauvau. Chapter 3 analyzes linguistic parallels to hypothesize from "circumstantial evidence that Chaucer made use of Beauvau's French translation." And chapter 4 looks at "texts, translations, and the theme of courtly love" in Beauvau's "Roman."
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Details
- Title
- Boccaccio, Beauvau, Chaucer
- Creators
- Michael G Hanly
- Academic Unit
- English, Department of
- Identifiers
- 99900619653201842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Book