Dream vision · c. 1386
The Legend of Good Women
Commanded by the God of Love to atone for Troilus and Criseyde, the poet dreams a Prologue among daisies and then tells nine legends of women who were faithful in love and betrayed by men.
Contents · 11 parts
- Prologue (Text B)about 580 lines
- Prologue (Text A)about 550 lines
- I. The Legend of Cleopatraabout 130 lines
- II. The Legend of Thisbeabout 220 lines
- III. The Legend of Didoabout 440 lines
- IV. The Legend of Hypsipyle and Medeaabout 310 lines
- V. The Legend of Lucretiaabout 210 lines
- VI. The Legend of Ariadneabout 340 lines
- VII. The Legend of Philomelaabout 170 lines
- VIII. The Legend of Phyllisabout 170 lines
- IX. The Legend of Hypermnestraabout 160 lines