Question

Which of Chaucer's work has the Trojan War as its background?

• A. The Canterbury Tales
• B. The Parliament of Fowls
• C. Troilus and Cryseyde
• D. The House of Fame

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Troilus and Cryseyde

• Chaucer was influenced by Italian writers and the major work of this period is Troilus and Creseyde.

• It recounts the love story of Troilus, son of the Trojan king Priam, and Criseyde, widowed daughter of the deserter priest Calchas.