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Oxford University Press, Oxford [England]
Chaucer's masterpiece and one of the greatest narrative poems in English, the story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde is renowned for its deep humanity and penetrating psychological insight.This new translation into modern English by a major...
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Chaucer's masterpiece and one of the greatest narrative poems in English, the story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde is renowned for its deep humanity and penetrating psychological insight.This new translation into modern English by a major Chaucerian scholar includes an index of the names relating to the Trojan War and an Index of Proverbs. - ;`Now listen with good will, as I go straight to my subject matter, in which you may hear the double sorrows of Troilus in his love for Criseyde, and how she forsook him before she died' Like Romeo and Juliet, or Tristan and Iseult, the names of Troilu
First published as an Oxford world's classics paperback 1998
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xlii]-xliv) and index
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Cover; Contents; Introduction; Translator's Note; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Geoffrey Chaucer; TROILUS AND CRISEYDE; Explanatory Notes; Index of Proverbs; The Trojan War: An Index of Names