Troilo

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Troilo is the tragic Trojan lover and warrior whose doomed romance with Criseida is central to Boccaccio’s medieval narrative tradition.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Troilo canonical 4
Troilo (Italian form of Troilus) 1

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Trojan prince
fictional warrior
literary character
appearsIn Il Filostrato
associatedWith Trojan War
Troy
basedOn Troilus
belongsToFictionalGroup Trojans
centralTo Boccaccio’s medieval narrative tradition
characterType courtly lover
medieval romance hero
createdBy Giovanni Boccaccio
hasGender male
hasLover Criseida
hasNameVariant Troilo (Italian form of Troilus)
linked to: Troilo

Troilus
hasRole lover
warrior
influenced Geoffrey Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde
later Troilus and Criseyde traditions
languageOfWork Italian
literaryGenreContext courtly love narrative
medieval romance
narrativeFunction tragic hero
tragic lover
partOf medieval Trojan narrative tradition
portrayedAs valiant knight
young nobleman
theme betrayal
fate
love
tragedy
timeOfLiteraryOrigin 14th century

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Troilo hasNameVariant Troilo (Italian form of Troilus)
linked to: Troilo
Criseida associatedWith Troilo
Filostrato mainCharacter Troilo
Filostrato hasProtagonist Troilo