| Troilus and Criseyde Contributor(s): Chaucer, Geoffrey (Author), Windeatt, Barry (Editor), Windeatt, Barry (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0140424210 ISBN-13: 9780140424218 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2004 Annotation: 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 Criseydes 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 Chaucers most ambitious single achievement, his masterpiece, "Troilus and Criseyde" is the first work in English to depict human passion with such sympathy and understanding. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism - Poetry | Medieval |
| Dewey: 821.1 |
| LCCN: 2004559867 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.19" H x 5.11" W x 7.77" (0.95 lbs) 640 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Chaucer's longest complete poem is the supreme evocation of doomed courtly love in medieval English literature. Set during the tenth year of the siege of Troy, the poem relates how Troilus - with the help of Criseyde's wily uncle Pandarus - persuades her to become his lover, only to be betrayed when she is handed over to the Greek camp and yields to Diomede. |