Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2018-09-20
ISBN 10 : 9783734013133
Pages : 218 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (34 users)
Download or read book Troilus and Criseyde PDF or another Format written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2018-09-20 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Release Date : 1998-04-02
ISBN 10 : 9780192832900
Pages : 256 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (928 users)
Download or read book Troilus and Criseyde PDF or another Format written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Oxford Paperbacks. This book was released on 1998-04-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Troilus and Criseyde will always be united: a pair of lovers whose names are inseparable from passion and tragedy. Troilus and Criseyde is Chaucer's masterpiece and was prized for centuries as his supreme achievement. The story of how Troilus and Criseyde discover love and how she abandons him for Diomede after her departure from Troy is dramatically presented in all its comedy and tragic pathos. With its deep humanity and penetrating insight, Troilus and Criseyde is now recognized as one of the finest narrative poems in the English language. This is a new translation into contemporary English of Chaucer's greatest single poem which can be read alongside the Middle English original, or as an accurate and readable version in its own right. -
Author : Jenni Nuttall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-06-21
ISBN 10 : 9781139510189
Pages : pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (395 users)
Download or read book 'Troilus and Criseyde' PDF or another Format written by Jenni Nuttall and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '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. Brief and accessible discussions of key themes and sources (for example the art of love, the holy bond of things, Fortune and Thebes) are provided in separate textboxes. An ideal starting point for studying the text, this book helps students through the initial language barrier and allows readers to enjoy and understand this medieval masterpiece.
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Norton Paperbacks
Release Date : 2006
ISBN 10 : 0393927555
Pages : 628 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (275 users)
Download or read book Troilus and Criseyde, with Facing-page Il Filostrato PDF or another Format written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Norton Paperbacks. This book was released on 2006 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editor's lucid introduction, marginal glosses, and explanatory annotations make Troilus and Criseyde easily accessible to students with no prior knowledge of Chaucer or Middle English. Also included is Robert Henryson's Testament of Cresseid, the poignant "sequel" to Troilus and Criseyde from fifteenth-century Scotland. "Criticism" includes ten essays by a diverse group of distinguished Chaucerians, among them C. S. Lewis, E. Talbot Donaldson, Karla Taylor, Lee Patterson, and Jill Mann, that illuminate the major scholarly issues raised by this complex and challenging poem. A Glossary and Selected Bibliography are also included
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-22
ISBN 10 : 9781134963928
Pages : 600 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (349 users)
Download or read book Troilus and Criseyde PDF or another Format written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-22 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition presents all of the surviving manuscripts, together with textual apparatus and commentary. The poem is also presented in parallel with its principal source, Boccaccio's "Filostrato", enabling the reader to compare the two poems in charting the evolution and achievement of Chaucer's "Troilus". This edition has been revised and corrected in order to make the text fully accessible to the reader unfamiliar with Chaucer's work. An introduction discusses the text, metre and sources of "Troilus" and assesses the literary importance of Chaucer's translation method.
Author : Winthrop Wetherbee
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2016-11-01
ISBN 10 : 9781501707094
Pages : 256 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (17 users)
Download or read book Chaucer and the Poets PDF or another Format written by Winthrop Wetherbee and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this sensitive reading of Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, Winthrop Wetherbee redefines the nature of Chaucer’s poetic vision. Using as a starting point Chaucer’s profound admiration for the achievement of Dante and the classical poets, Wetherbee sees the Troilus as much more than a courtly treatment of an event in ancient history—it is, he asserts, a major statement about the poetic tradition from which it emerges. Wetherbee demonstrates the evolution of the poet-narrator of the Troilus, who begins as a poet of romance, bound by the characters’ limited worldview, but who in the end becomes a poet capable of realizing the tragic and ultimately the spiritual implications of his story.
Author : George Watson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1974
ISBN 10 : 0521200040
Pages : 1322 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 ( users)
Download or read book The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature PDF or another Format written by George Watson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 1322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : A. C. Spearing
Publisher : Hodder Education
Release Date : 1976
ISBN 10 : STANFORD:36105036528102
Pages : 72 pages
Rating : 4.R/5 ( users)
Download or read book Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde PDF or another Format written by A. C. Spearing and published by Hodder Education. This book was released on 1976 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2009-06-15
ISBN 10 : 9783640346851
Pages : 12 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (43 users)
Download or read book About Geoffrey Chaucer's "Troilus und Criseyde" PDF or another Format written by and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2009-06-15 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,3, University of Münster, language: English, abstract: Dealing with female characters created by Geoffrey Chaucer one will certainly come across Criseyde, his heroine in Troilus and Criseyde. She was a much misunderstood heroine in the Middle Ages, her name a byword for female treachery and falseness. Criseyde, being in the unfavourable position as a wealthy woman, abandoned by her treacherous father, still has a rather ‘assured manner’ at the temple when Troilus first sees her. This Trojan heroine is definitely a character who can be interpreted in many different ways and it also carries a complex body of criticism. This work is not going to concentrate on Criseyde’s character in detail but on her role as a romance heroine. Thus, in this seminar paper, I want to consider whether Criseyde fulfils the typical criteria of a romance heroine or not. To be able to discuss this issue, I am firstly going to provide a short definition of the attributes usually associated with a romance heroine. Secondly, I am going to analyze the presentation of Criseyde in Troilus and Criseyde, both in the physical and the psychological way. The main focus will be on her beauty and her virtue, with an intention to examine to what extent she acts according to the heroine’s rules.
Author : C. David Benson
Publisher : Allen & Unwin Australia
Release Date : 1990
ISBN 10 : UOM:39015018863665
Pages : 248 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (91 users)
Download or read book Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde PDF or another Format written by C. David Benson and published by Allen & Unwin Australia. This book was released on 1990 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-10-07
ISBN 10 : 1539387925
Pages : 122 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (879 users)
Download or read book Troilus and Criseyde (1385) by PDF or another Format written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-10-07 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Troilus and Criseyde (Modern English: is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set against a backdrop of war during the Siege of Troy. It was composed using rime royale and probably completed during the mid 1380s. Many Chaucer scholars regard it as the poet's finest work. As a finished long poem it is more self-contained than the better known but ultimately uncompleted Canterbury Tales. This poem is often considered the source of the phrase: "all good things must come to an end" (3.615). Although Troilus is a character from Ancient Greek literature, the expanded story of him as a lover was of Medieval origin. The first known version is from Benoit de Sainte-Maure's poem Roman de Troie, but Chaucer's principal source appears to have been Boccaccio who re-wrote the tale in his Il Filostrato. Chaucer attributes the story to a "Lollius" (whom he also mentions in The House of Fame), although no writer with this name is known.[1] Chaucer's version can be said to reflect a less cynical and less misogynistic world-view than Boccaccio's, casting Criseyde as fearful and sincere rather than simply fickle and having been led astray by the eloquent and perfidious Pandarus. It also inflects the sorrow of the story with humour."
Author : Alastair J. Minnis
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 1982
ISBN 10 : 9780859910989
Pages : 214 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (599 users)
Download or read book Chaucer and Pagan Antiquity PDF or another Format written by Alastair J. Minnis and published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd. This book was released on 1982 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professor Minnis argues that the paganism in Troilus and Criseyde and The Knight's Taleis not simply a backdrop but must be central to our understanding of the texts. Chaucer's two great pagan poems, l>Troilus and Criseyde/l> and l>The Knight's Tale/l>, belong to the literary genre known as the `romance of antiquity' (which first appeard in the mid 12th century), in which the ancient pagan world is shown on its own terms, without the blatant Christian bias against paganism characteristic of works like the l>Chanson de Roland/l>, where the writer is concerned with present-day rather than classical forms of paganism. Chaucer's attitudes to antiquity were influenced, but not determined, by those found in the compilations, commentaries, mythographies and history books which we know that he knew. These sources illuminate the manner in which he transformed Boccaccio. Much modern criticism has concentrated on the medieval veneer of manners and fashions which are ascribed to the heathen protagonists of l>Troilus/l> and l>The Knight's Tale/l>; Dr Minnis examines the other side of the coin, Chaucer's historical interest in cultures very different from his own. The paganism in these poems is not mere background and setting, but an essential part of their overall meaning.
Author : Michael Foster
Publisher : Peter Lang
Release Date : 2008
ISBN 10 : 3039111213
Pages : 200 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (112 users)
Download or read book Chaucer's Narrators and the Rhetoric of Self-representation PDF or another Format written by Michael Foster and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2008 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methods of representing individual voices were a primary concern for Geoffrey Chaucer. While many studies have focused on how he expresses the voices of his characters, especially in The Canterbury Tales, a sustained analysis of how he represents his own voice is still wanting. This book explores how Chaucer's first-person narrators are devices of self-representation that serve to influence representations of the poet. Drawing from recent developments in narratology, the history of reading, and theories of orality, this book considers how Chaucer adapts various rhetorical strategies throughout his poetry and prose to define himself and his audience in relation to past literary traditions and contemporary culture. The result is an understanding of how Chaucer anticipates, addresses, and influences his audience's perceptions of himself that broadens our appreciation of Chaucer as a master rhetorician.
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Release Date : 2017-07-17
ISBN 10 : 9781788774772
Pages : 277 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (887 users)
Download or read book Troilus and Criseyde - Original and Modernised Text by Geoffrey Chaucer - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) PDF or another Format written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2017-07-17 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Troilus and Criseyde' in the Original medieval text and a Modernised Text, from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Chaucer includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘Troilus and Criseyde - Original and Modernised Text by Geoffrey Chaucer - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Chaucer’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Hackett Publishing
Release Date : 2014-09-03
ISBN 10 : 9781624661952
Pages : 296 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (246 users)
Download or read book Troilus and Criseyde in Modern Verse PDF or another Format written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Hackett Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fast-moving Modern English version of Chaucer's greatest tragic romance highlights the poem's rapid shifts in register and diction as well as its subtle and elusive characterizations, while preserving the enchanting rhyme-royal stanza of the Middle English original. Christine Chism's Introduction illuminates the work's historical context, poetic devices, first audiences, sources, and non-traditional re-conception of a traditional female protagonist "whose faults," as Criseyde says, "are rolled on every tongue."
Author : Nicole Knuppertz
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2005-12-17
ISBN 10 : 9783638448598
Pages : 28 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (384 users)
Download or read book The relationship between the characters Pandarus, Troilus & Criseyde in Boccaccio’s "Il Filostrato" and Chaucer’s "Troilus & Criseyde" PDF or another Format written by Nicole Knuppertz and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2005-12-17 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1.3, University of Cologne (English Department), course: Medieval English Literature: Chaucer and his Contemporaries, 14 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The story of Troilus and Criseyd has been told many times by different authors during the centuries. Within this term paper a closer look will be taken at the works of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Troilus & Criseyde and Giovanni Boccaccio’ Il Filostrato to illustrate that the story of Troilus and Criseyde can be interpreted from two different angles. Whereas, Giovanni Boccaccio focuses on the consequences of the relationship between Troilus and Criseyde within his work, Chaucer seems to be much more focused on the development of love in general- using the story of Troilus and Criseyde as a metaphor. Therefore, Chaucer uses the relationship between Troilus and Criseyde to present in what way the perception of love can change from happiness in to sorrow. To be able to narrow down and define the intentions of Boccaccio and Chaucer the central aspect will be lain on the presentation of the relationship between Troilus, Criseyde & Pandarus. Since the relationship between Troilus and Criseyde would neither start, nor find its fulfilling without the inference of Pandarus, the character of Pandarus gains a specific position within the relationship of Troilus and Criseyde. Furthermore, an analysis of the relationship between these three characters might give an answer in what way both Chaucer and Boccaccio represent their attitude towards the central theme of love. By concentrating on the ménage a trois between the characters, it is furthermore possible to analyse which position Pandarus inherits and in what way he uses or abuses it. Consequently, the question needs to be solved why Chaucer represents Pandarus as Criseyde’s uncle, whereas he is ‘only’ Criseyde’s cousin within Boccaccio’s poem. Therefore, the role of Pandarus will be analysed to answer the question in what way Pandarus position within the ménage a trios changes his influence on both Troilus and Criseyde within Chaucer’s and Boccaccio’s work.
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-11-27
ISBN 10 : 1981206345
Pages : 174 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (63 users)
Download or read book Troilus and Criseyde PDF or another Format written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer. Troilus and Criseyde is an epic poem by Geoffrey Chaucer which re-tells in Middle English the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set against a backdrop of war during the Siege of Troy. It was composed using rime royale and probably completed during the mid 1380s. Many Chaucer scholars regard it as the poet's finest work. As a finished long poem it is more self-contained than the better known but ultimately unfinished Canterbury Tales. This poem is often considered the source of the phrase: "all good things must come to an end". Calchas, a soothsayer, foresees the fall of Troy and abandons the city in favour of the Greeks; his daughter, Criseyde, receives some ill will on account of her father's betrayal. Troilus, a warrior of Troy, publicly mocks love and is punished by the God of Love by being struck with irreconcilable desire for Criseyde, whom he sees passing through the temple. With the help of sly Pandarus, Criseyde's uncle, Troilus and Criseyde begin to exchange letters. Eventually, Pandarus develops a plan to urge the two into bed together; Troilus swoons when he thinks the plan is going amiss, but Pandarus and Criseyde revive him. Pandarus leaves, and Troilus and Criseyde spend a night of bliss together.
