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- Title
Shamed Guiltless: Criseyde, Dido, and Chaucerian Ethics.
- Authors
McTaggart, Anne
- Abstract
The article offers criticism on the poem "Troilus and Criseyde," by Geoffrey Chaucer. The author focuses on the theme of shame in the poem, specifically in relation to the character of Criseyde, as well as Chaucer's differentiation between guilt and shame. The author compares the shame of Criseyde to that of the character of Dido in Chaucer's poem "House of Fame." The author suggests that Chaucer explores the ethics of guilt and shame in his poetry.
- Subjects
TROILUS &; Criseyde (Poem : Chaucer); CHAUCER, Geoffrey, d. 1400; LITERARY criticism; POETRY (Literary form); MIDDLE English poetry; SHAME in literature; HOUSE of Fame (Poem); GUILT in literature; ETHICS in literature
- Publication
Chaucer Review, 2012, Vol 46, Issue 4, p371
- ISSN
0009-2002
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.5325/chaucerrev.46.4.0371