English 505: Chaucer in Context

Sources for The Legend of Good Women 

 

The Legend of Thisbe

 

Ovid, Metam. 4.55-166

The Legend of Dido
Review Aeneid, Book 1 and 4
Ovid, Heroides 7

 

The Legend of Hypsipyle

Ovid, Heroides 6

 

Legend of Medea

 

Ovid, Metam    7
Ovid, Heroides 12

 

The Legend of Phyllis

            Ovid, Heroides 2

 

The Legend of Lucretia


            Livy, History, 1. 57-59
            Ovid, Fasti, 2. 685-852  (Scroll down to past the "Flight of the King" link until you find Lucretia's name in a link.)

 

The Legend of Ariadne

 

            Ovid, Metam. 7.456-8;   8.6-176
            Ovid, Heroides 10

 

The Legend of Philomela

 

            Ovid, Metam. 6.424-605