{"product_id":"troilus-and-criseyde-paperback-3","title":"Troilus and Criseyde - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Chaucer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Dean\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHarriet Spiegel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dean and Spiegel's new edition of Chaucer's classic romance illuminates the poem's literary sources and historical contexts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Geoffrey Chaucer's most significant literary accomplishment may well be \u003cem\u003eTroilus and Criseyde\u003c\/em\u003e, 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, \u003cem\u003eTroilus and Criseyde\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e This edition is based on the Corpus Christi College Cambridge manuscript of \u003cem\u003eTroilus and Criseyde\u003c\/em\u003e; 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJames M. Dean\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at the University of Delaware. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHarriet Spiegel\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emerita of English at California State University, Chico. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42730524606527,"sku":"9781554810055","price":62.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8519a480027ae043b7f29b5e2366cdbd.webp?v=1765126117","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/troilus-and-criseyde-paperback-3","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}