Troilus and Criseyde

Geoffrey Chaucer's *Troilus and Criseyde* is a richly layered tragedy of love, betrayal, and the instability of human intention, set against the legendary Trojan War. Drawing substantially on Boccaccio's *Il Filostrato*, Chaucer reshapes the courtly-love narrative through psychological subtlety, ironic narration, and a sustained engagement with Boethian questions of fortune, free will, and provide...