1st Edition

Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde

By C. David Benson Copyright 1990
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1990. This study is of one of the world’s great narrative poems and one of the few long poems in English about physical love. Although this work is often overshadowed by the Canterbury Tales , the author argues that it has its own profound multiplicity. Its mixture of genres, styles, characters and other competing elements creates a powerful literary experience for each... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Boccaccio 3. Readers 4. Troy 5. Character 6. Love 7. Fortune 8. Christianity

Biography

Benson, C. David