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Overview
After mocking the god of love, Troilus—a Trojan warrior and the youngest son of Priam—is struck with desire for the beautiful Criseyde, the daughter of a prophet named Calchas. With her uncle Pandarus’ help, the two begin to exchange letters before consummating their love in secret. Meanwhile, Calchas—who has predicted the fall of Troy and abandoned the city to join the Greeks—is negotiating with both sides in order to facilitate the release of Antenor in exchange for his daughter, Criseyde. Although Troilus and Hector object to the plan, Criseyde is sent to the Greek camp. Despite promising to return to Troy and to remain faithful to Troilus, she secretly doubts herself, and is soon courted by the Greek hero Diomede. Troilus and Criseyde, a masterpiece of medieval literature, is a tragic story of desire, will, and the divine that continues to move readers centuries after it was written.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781513219301 |
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Publisher: | Mint Editions |
Publication date: | 04/20/2021 |
Series: | Mint Editions (Poetry and Verse) |
Pages: | 246 |
Product dimensions: | 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d) |
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Table of Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction Geoffrey Chaucer: A Brief Chronology A Note on the TextTroilus and Criseyde
- Book I Book II Book III Book IV Book V
Glossarial Index of Characters in Troilus and Criseyde Glossary
Appendix A: The Story of Troilus and Criseyde
- From Benoît de Sainte-Maure, Le Roman de Troie (1160)
- From Giovanni Boccaccio, Il Filostrato (1335–40)
- Robert Henryson, The Testament of Cresseid (1532)
Appendix B: Other Influential Literature
- From Ovid, Metamorphoses (7 CE)
- From Ovid, Ars Amatoria (3 BCE)
- From Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy (524 CE)
- From Andreas Capellanus, On Love (1185–90)
- From Jean de Meun, The Romance of the Rose (c. 1275)
- Francis Petrarch, Sonnet 132 (c. 1370)
Appendix C: Medieval Science
- From Constantine the African, Viaticum (c. 1060)
- From Gerard of Berry, Glosses on the Viaticum (late 12th century CE)
- From Bona Fortuna, Treatise on the Viaticum (early 14th century CE)
- From Macrobius, On Dreams (c. 400)
- The Ptolemaic Universe (c. 1539)
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