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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/10391
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dc.contributor.advisorHood, C. D.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMcCulloch, Virginia Eleanoren_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-18T16:51:09Z-
dc.date.available2014-06-18T16:51:09Z-
dc.date.created2011-07-19en_US
dc.date.issued1969-10en_US
dc.identifier.otheropendissertations/5441en_US
dc.identifier.other6465en_US
dc.identifier.other2105934en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/10391-
dc.description.abstract<p>This thesis examines the four prologues and the epilogue of the Troilus and Criseyde. Chaucer opens each prologue with the invocation of a pagan goddess and concludes the epilogue with an entreaty to the Christian Trinity and a tribute to Mary the mother of Jesus. This study examines classical and medieval mythology in treatises and in literature for the purpose of determining how it shapes and directs Chaucer's selection of a "female pantheon". The influence of mythology, both Christian and pagan, is shown as the formulating principle behind the basic philosophy, the religious tenets and the poetic imagery of the Troilus and Criseyde.</p>en_US
dc.subjectEnglish Language and Literatureen_US
dc.subjectEnglish Language and Literatureen_US
dc.titleChaucer's "Female Pantheon" in Troilus and Criseydeen_US
dc.typethesisen_US
dc.contributor.departmentEnglishen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Arts (MA)en_US
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