The Testament of Cresseid

T1412075391
n a bleak midwinter, a wise man stops to recount the haunting story of a woman's battle with her own destiny. A lyrical lament on what might have been and a cautionary tale on longing, love and loss and the dangers of reasoning with the divine. Robert Henryson was a distinctive Scottish voice in northern renaissance literature at a time when society was on the cusp between medieval and renaissance sensibilities. His 1590 Testament of Cresseid sets out to complete the story of Cresseid left unfinished in Geoffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde.

Author

Robert Henryson

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Archive :: production:T1412075391, play:S1498761782, venue:V1233

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Production details

Duration 1 hour approx. Edinburgh International Festival. The Hub, Castlehill, Royal Mile