Criseida
E480498
Criseida is the tragic beloved of Troilo in Giovanni Boccaccio’s medieval Italian poem "Il Filostrato," a key early version of the Troilus and Cressida love story.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional woman
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ tragic heroine ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Il Filostrato NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Troilo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Italian literature ⓘ |
| basedOn | Chryseis from the Trojan War tradition ⓘ |
| characterType | tragic lover ⓘ |
| createdBy | Giovanni Boccaccio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
courtly love narrative
ⓘ
medieval romance ⓘ |
| influenced |
Chaucer’s Criseyde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later Cressida portrayals in English literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Italian ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Italian Trecento literature ⓘ |
| medium | narrative poetry ⓘ |
| nameVariantOf |
Chryseis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cressida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central female protagonist in Il Filostrato
ⓘ
love interest of Troilo ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Geoffrey Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | beloved of Troilo ⓘ |
| settingOfCharacter | Trojan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyCycle | Troilus and Cressida tradition ⓘ |
| theme |
fickleness in love
ⓘ
love and betrayal ⓘ |
| timeOfCreationOfCharacter | 14th century ⓘ |
| workDateContext | Il Filostrato composed circa 1335–1340 ⓘ |
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