Troilus and Criseyde Reissue Edition

by R. A. Shoaf (Editor)

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ISBN-13: 978-0870135361

ISBN-10: 0870135368

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Troilus and Criseyde (circa 1380-87) is Geoffrey Chaucer's classic poem in rhyme royal (rime royale, seven line stanzas rhyming ababbcc) re-telling the tragic love story of Troilus, a Trojan prince, and Criseyde. Scholarly consensus is that Chaucer completed Troilus and Criseyde by the mid 1380's. Many Chaucer scholars regard this as his best work, even including the better known but incomplete Canterbury Tales. The tragedy of Troilus and Criseyde is one of the greatest narrative poems in English literature. Set during the siege of Troy, it tells how the young knight Troilus, son of King Priam, falls in love with Criseyde, a beautiful widow. Brought together by Criseyde's uncle, Pandarus, the lovers are then forced apart by the events of war, which test their oaths of fidelity and trust to the limits.
Described by Barry Windeatt as Chaucer's "most ambitious single achievement, his masterpiece," Troilus and Criseyde is the first work in English to depict human passion with such sympathy and understanding.

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Paperback: 312 pages
Publisher: Michigan State University Press; Reissue edition (September 30, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0870135368
ISBN-13: 978-0870135361
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,108,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #194 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Ancient, Classical & Medieval > Medieval
- #1678 in Books > Literature & Fiction > British & Irish > Poetry
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

Excellent student edition

By Lazar on August 6, 2011

Format: Paperback

When I first encountered Troilus and Criseyde, I was an undergraduate, and my text was Troilus and Criseyde (Penguin Classics) (Old English Edition), which Amazon mysteriously refers to as the "Old English Edition." I must say that I did not care for the placement of Windeatt's translations and glosses; both are to be found at the bottom of the page in what looked to me (at the time) to be a confusing snarl of Middle English words, modern definitions, and translations. For fear of treating Windeatt unfairly, I recently clicked the "Look inside this book" option, and sure enough--Windeatt's apparatus is still as hideous and uninviting as I remembered it. The biggest issue here was a constant game of glancing down, finding the word I wanted to define, glancing back up, and then repeating the process for over 8000 lines of Middle English verse.

Shoaf's version changes all of this. In his introduction to the edition, he states his goal as follows: ". . . to supply . . . an edition of the poem prepared especially for those setting out for the first time on the extraordinary adventure of reading one of the greatest love poems in English." First of all, he side-glosses the text, which readers of Middle English will recognize as being vastly superior to bottom-glossing. The bottom of the page is instead reserved for translations and footnotes. Everything is in its own place, which to me is highly gratifying. On the subject of footnotes, Shoaf demonstrates an admirable reticence concerning interpretation. Nothing is more annoying than a footnote that explains too much, or uses the opportunity to advance a particular critical agenda. Shoaf does neither.Read more ›

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful

Subtle tragedy of love (and life)

By A Customer on November 15, 1998

Format: Hardcover

Chaucer's narrative mastery is more subtlely envidenced here than in the Canterbury Tales, but mastery it is. This poem is a wry but kindly perspective on the vigor and impetuosity of young love. The closest analogy is Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. A singular work. Well worth your time

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Fine edition for the amateur

By brian Jorgensen on June 5, 2013

Format: Paperback Verified Purchase

Was looking for an edition where did not have to turn to the back for glosses on unfamiliar ME words. This one seems just right. Also very readable type, good introduction. The poem is splendid.

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