Authors:Geoffrey Chaucer,  Barry Windeatt,
Publisher: Penguin Classic
Keywords: old, english, classics, penguin, criseyde, troilus
Number of Pages: 640
Published: 2004-04-27
List price: $16.00
ISBN-10: 0140424210
ISBN-13: 9780140424218

The tragedy of Troilus and Criseyde is one of the greatest narrative poems in English literature. Set during the siege of Troy, it tells how the young knight Troilus, son of King Priam, falls in love with Criseyde, a beautiful widow. Brought together by Criseyde?s uncle, Pandarus, the lovers are then forced apart by the events of war, which test their oaths of fidelity and trust to the limits. Described by editor Barry Windeatt as Chaucer?s "most ambitious single achievement, his masterpiece," Troilus and Criseyde is the first work in English to depict human passion with such sympathy and unde

Author: Jenni Nuttall
Publisher: Cambridge
Keywords: criseyde, troilus
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2012-06-30
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0521138760
ISBN-13: 9780521138765

’Troilus and Criseyde’, Geoffrey Chaucer’s most substantial completed work, is a long historical romance; its famous tale of love and betrayal in the Trojan War later inspired William Shakespeare. This reader’s guide, written specifically for students of medieval literature, provides a scene-by-scene paraphrase and commentary on the whole text. Each section explains matters of meaning, interpretation, plot structure and character development, the role of the first-person narrating voice, Chaucer’s use of his source materials and elements of the poem’s style.