This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
Tells the story of a group of travelers on a pilgrimage, presented in its original Middle English and accompanied by background information, notes, and a glossary.
Set against the epic backdrop of the battle of Troy Troilus and Criseyde is an evocative story of love and loss. When Troilus the son of Priam falls in love with the beautiful Criseyde he is able to win her heart with the help of his cunning uncle Pandaru...
Set during the tenth year of the siege of Troy the poem relates how Troilus - with the help of Criseydeâs wily uncle Pandarus - persuades her to become his lover only to be betrayed when she is handed over to the Greek camp and yields...
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This edition of the best of Chaucerâ s shorter poems ranges widely over the major concerns necessary to a full understanding of the text, including its occasion, literary tradition, sources, rhetoric, language, metre, mythology and theme...