The Influence of Statius Upon Chaucer, Volume 194 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 10
Page 32
... Diana , in answer to the prayer of her apprehensive votary , went to Thebes to do what she could to safeguard the lad . She filled his quiver with deadly arrows with which he pierced the Thebans with unerring aim ( Ix . 729 ) . But ...
... Diana , in answer to the prayer of her apprehensive votary , went to Thebes to do what she could to safeguard the lad . She filled his quiver with deadly arrows with which he pierced the Thebans with unerring aim ( Ix . 729 ) . But ...
Page 71
... Diana , 1. 535 f .; II . 236 ff . 1 Boccaccio tries to distinguish between several Minervas , one of whom is Bellona ( De Geneal . Deor . v . 48 ) : " Minerva , non ea cui cognomen Tri- tonia fuit , Iovis Secundi fuit filia , ut scribit ...
... Diana , 1. 535 f .; II . 236 ff . 1 Boccaccio tries to distinguish between several Minervas , one of whom is Bellona ( De Geneal . Deor . v . 48 ) : " Minerva , non ea cui cognomen Tri- tonia fuit , Iovis Secundi fuit filia , ut scribit ...
Page 77
... Diana did not avail to save Parthenopaeus from the death decreed by Fate ( Ix . 711 ff . ) . Capaneus ' contempt of the gods led him to challenge Jove to battle ( x . 899 ff . ) . 1 When Adrastus failed to prevent mortal combat between ...
... Diana did not avail to save Parthenopaeus from the death decreed by Fate ( Ix . 711 ff . ) . Capaneus ' contempt of the gods led him to challenge Jove to battle ( x . 899 ff . ) . 1 When Adrastus failed to prevent mortal combat between ...
Page 97
... Diana to sacrifice , and to enlist the aid of the virgin goddess ( 2289 ) : " Hir brighte heer was kempt , untressed al ; A coroune of a grene ook cerial Up - on hir heed was set ful fair and mete . Two fyres on the auter gan she bete ...
... Diana to sacrifice , and to enlist the aid of the virgin goddess ( 2289 ) : " Hir brighte heer was kempt , untressed al ; A coroune of a grene ook cerial Up - on hir heed was set ful fair and mete . Two fyres on the auter gan she bete ...
Page 98
... only instance of a suppliant's visit to a shrine of Diana in the Thebaid , and he was aware that Boccaccio was indebted to the same passage . ( 456 f . ) . Then the entrails of 98 The Influence of Statius upon Chaucer .
... only instance of a suppliant's visit to a shrine of Diana in the Thebaid , and he was aware that Boccaccio was indebted to the same passage . ( 456 f . ) . Then the entrails of 98 The Influence of Statius upon Chaucer .
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Adrastus ambages Amphiaraus ancora Anelida Apollo Archemorus Arcite Argive Argos Bellona Boccaccio Canterbury Tales Capaneus Chaucer ciò Constans Constans II Creon Criseyde currus death described Diana doun due to Statius Edipus Emelye Emilia Eteocles Eteocles and Polynices ferro Filostrato follows Statius funeral furies gente genti goddes haec hath herte highte Hippomedon host Hypsipyle Iamque influence of Statius Jove king Knight's Tale Laius Latin laurer laurigero Legend lines Lollius manus mention mout ogni Ovid Palemon Pallas Parthenopaeus passage Phoebus poem Polynices probably quod quoted rede refers Roman de Thèbes saugh says seyde Silvae Skeat Skeat's note Stace Statius Statius Theb story suggested Teseide Teseo Theb Thebaid Thebaid VII Theban Thebes Ther Theseus thou Tiresias Tisiphone toun Troilus Tydeus Venus VIII vultu walls Whan words
Popular passages
Page 100 - A mayde, and love hunting and venerye, And for to walken in the wodes wilde, And noght to been a wyf, and be with childe.
Page 36 - Durabisne procul dominoque legere superstes, 810 o mihi bissenos multum vigilata per annos Thebai ? iam certe praesens tibi Fama benignum stravit iter coepitque novam monstrare futuris. iam te magnanimus dignatur noscere Caesar, Itala iam studio discit memoratque iuventus.
Page 8 - And fond, two othere ladyes sete and she With-inne a paved parlour; and they three Herden a mayden reden hem the geste Of the Sege of Thebes, whyl hem leste. 13. Quod Pandarus, 'ma dame, god yow see. With al your book and al the companye ! ' ' Ey, uncle myn, welcome y-wis...
Page 63 - And bathed every veyne in swich licour. Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth...
Page 36 - Vive, precor; nee tu divinam Aeneida tempta, Sed longe sequere et vestigia semper adora.
Page 129 - Lo here, of Payens corsed olde rytes, Lo here, what alle hir goddes may availle ; Lo here, these wrecched worldes appetytes ; Lo here, the fyn and guerdon for travaille Of Jove, Appollo, of Mars, of swich rascaille ! Lo here, the forme of olde clerkes speche In poetrye, if ye hir bokes seche.
Page 4 - I kan, to pleyne. For wel sit it, the sothe for to seyne, A woful wight to han a drery feere, And to a sorwful tale, a sory chere.
Page 138 - It is wel wist, how that the Grekes stronge In armes with a thousand shippes wente To Troye-wardes, and the citee longe Assegeden neigh ten yeer er they stente, And, in diverse wyse and oon entente, The ravisshing to wreken of Eleyne, By Paris doon, they wroughten al hir peyne 10.
Page 5 - Criseyde for to love, and nought repente. 57. And of his song nought only the sentence, As writ myn autour called Lollius, But pleynly, save our tonges difference, I dar wel sayn, in al that Troilus Seyde in his song; lol every word right thus As I shal seyn; and who-so list it here, Lo ! next this vers, he may it finden here.