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‘Double Sorrow’

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Peer-reviewed

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Article

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Authors

Tasioulas, Jacqueline  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6843-3174

Abstract

jats:pThe connection between Henryson’s Testament of Cresseid and Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde is made evident from the outset of Henryson’s poem. It is not, however, the only work of Chaucer’s that infuses the Testament, for the Scottish poet reaches towards Anelida and Arcite in the complaint d’amour that is delivered at the climax of the work. This article considers the effect that the echoes of this text have upon judgement of Cresseid and of Troilus, and the complex embedded layers of what constitutes ‘truth’, whether for the lover, the narrator or the reader. It explores the notion of ‘doubleness’ of thought in both works, initiated by Chaucer in his exploration of the complex loves of Anelida and Arcite, and pursued by Henryson in a poem that takes textual and amatory doubleness as its foundation.</jats:p>

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Keywords

Chaucer, 'Anelida and Arcite', Henryson, 'Testament of Cresseid'

Journal Title

Critical Survey

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Journal ISSN

0011-1570
1752-2293

Volume Title

30

Publisher

Berghahn Books

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