Finding joy in Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde

<p>This thesis aims at finding joy in a poem long celebrated for its vivid representation and exaltation of sorrow. Yet joy forms the climactic centre of the poem. This sensual and amorous joy has often been dismissed by critics as ironic, immoral or vain in light of the poem’s Christian endin...

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Main Author: Kaempfer, L
Other Authors: Barr, H
Format: Thesis
Published: 2019
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