Chaucers Troilus And Criseyde And The Knights Tale
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Author | : Frieda Elaine Penninger |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1993 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780819192189 |
This book examines Troilus and Criseyde and The Knight's Tale as poems which work the same plot to contrasting tragic and joyous endings but for the same purpose, of exploring the folly of electing the temporal world over the eternal. It demonstrates that the tragedy of Troilus and Criseyde is a consequence of the folly of relying on Fortune and temporal bliss and works through the pattern of a similar dependence in The Knight's Tale. It then develops the portrayal of the protagonists of the poems as Fortune's Fools through a scrutiny of courtship as game of play, of caritas and cupiditas contrasted with the implications of pity, mercy, grace, and love as used in temporal contexts in the poem but defined theologically elsewhere in Chaucer, and of the limitations of knighthood and chivalry as defined by the world of the poems.
Author | : Piero Boitani |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 510 |
Release | : 2004-01-12 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1107494648 |
The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer is an extensively revised version of the first edition, which has become a classic in the field. This new volume responds to the success of the first edition and to recent debates in Chaucer Studies. Important material has been updated, and new contributions have been commissioned to take into account recent trends in literary theory as well as in studies of Chaucer's works. New chapters cover the literary inheritance traceable in his works to French and Italian sources, his style, as well as new approaches to his work. Other topics covered include the social and literary scene in England in Chaucer's time, and comedy, pathos and romance in the Canterbury Tales. The volume now offers a useful chronology, and the bibliography has been entirely updated to provide an indispensable guide for today's student of Chaucer.
Author | : Geoffrey Chaucer |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2016-09 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1316615588 |
The classic respected series in a stunning new design. This edition of The Knight's Tale from the highly-respected Selected Tales series includes the full, complete text in the original Middle English, along with an in-depth introduction by A. C. Spearing, detailed notes and a comprehensive glossary.
Author | : Geoffrey Chaucer |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 255 |
Release | : 2008-11-13 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0199555079 |
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.
Author | : Geoffrey Chaucer |
Publisher | : Broadview Press |
Total Pages | : 466 |
Release | : 2016-03-01 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 1770485465 |
Geoffrey Chaucer’s most significant literary accomplishment may well be Troilus and Criseyde, a single, profoundly philosophical narrative of a tragic love affair. Set in ancient Troy and telling the story of the rise and fall, in love and war, of prince Troilus, Troilus and Criseyde is an archetypal medieval romance. The widowed Criseyde is a powerful woman, complex and intelligent, and the naïve Troilus is ambushed by his overwhelming love for her; Pandarus, Troilus’s friend and the enabler of the couple’s love, provides comic relief. Chaucer used his familiarity with the works of Giovanni Boccaccio and Benoît de Sainte-Maure to build his own historical world, depicting pagan beliefs and myths with sympathy and imagination. This edition is based on the Corpus Christi College Cambridge manuscript of Troilus and Criseyde; the manuscript text is conservatively edited and the original Middle English text is used. Difficult words are conveniently glossed in the margins, and explanatory footnotes help with references and allusions.
Author | : Geoffrey Chaucer |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2004-08-26 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 0141914513 |
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 Pandarus, and the lovers experience a brief period of bliss together. But the pair are soon forced apart by the inexorable tide of war and - despite their oath to remain faithful - Troilus is ultimately betrayed. Regarded by many as the greatest love poem of the Middle Ages, Troilus and Criseyde skilfully combines elements of comedy and tragedy to form an exquisite meditation on the fragility of romantic love, and the fallibility of humanity.
Author | : Benoit (de Sainte-Maure.) |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1904 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780384039162 |
Author | : C. David Benson |
Publisher | : Allen & Unwin Australia |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Geoffrey Chaucer |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2013-12-17 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1443426962 |
When an eclectic group of pilgrims take turns telling tales while on the road to Canterbury Cathedral, the Knight tells the tale of Arcite and Palamon, two young aristocrats from Thebes who are captured in battle by Theseus. When the captives spy the beautiful maiden Emily from their prison window, they immediately fall in love and become rivals. This special edition of “The Knight’s Tale,” one of the most memorable tales from Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, includes “The General Prologue,” as well as original Middle English and modern translated versions of this timeless text. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.
Author | : Geoffrey Chaucer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 678 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : Cressida (Fictitious character) |
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