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Cressida, in astronomyCressida, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus Uranus (y rā`nəs, y..... Click the link for more information. . Cressida, in medieval romanceCressida, in medieval romance: see Troilus and Cressida Troilus and Cressida (troi`ləs, krĕs`ĭdə), a medieval romance distantly related to characters in Greek legend...... Click the link for more information. . Cressida unfaithful mistress of Troilus; byword for unfaithfulness. [Br. Lit.: Troilus and Cressida] See : Faithlessness |
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There is another brief reference to Wade in Chaucer: during the party at Pandarus's house in book III of Troilus and Criseyde, the evening's entertainment is described, 'He song; she pleyde; he tolde tale of Wade. In 1932, Lewis published an article in the journal Essays and Studies entitled "What Chaucer Really Did to Il Filostrato," an analysis of Boccaccio's work of that name as a source for Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde. He also shows how monastic history defined the romance, how religion was located personally and what Criseyde and Wastour really meant by "love" and "marriage. |
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