Cressida: A Love Betrayed

Cressida is an archetypal femme fatale, embroiled in a love triangle between her true love, Troilus, and the bad boy, Diomedes. Through the lens of Chaucer, Shakespeare, and the Scottish poet Robert Henryson, discover what makes Cressida tick-why does she send Troilus a "Dear John" letter? What doesn't she understand about love?

English
  • Originally Aired March 7, 2014
  • Runtime 31 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created July 3, 2020 by
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  • Modified November 22, 2025 by
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