Henryson,Robert

Abstract

Robert Henryson was a significant exponent of an emerging independence in late‐medieval Scottish poetry. His development of existing themes and techniques of narration subjected various late‐medieval genres to unprecedented stress and change. His Fables , Orpheus and Eurydice and Testament of Cresseid, continue to provoke debate about Henryson's narrative and allegorical technique, as well as his attitude to English literary tradition as epitomized by Chaucer.