Chapter Introduction Statius in the Middle Ages -- chapter 1 The OF Roman de Thèbes: The Ancients vs. the Moderns -- chapter 2 Boccaccio's Teseida and the Destruction of Troy -- chapter 3 Restoring Thebes: Chaucer's Theban Poems -- chapter 4 Faulty Connections: The Theban Context of the Troilus -- chapter 5 John Lydgate's Siege of Thebes: Breaking the Theban Curse
Summary
The first comprehensive study of the classical legend of Thebes in the Middle Ages
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-229) and index