Bard of the Middle Ages
The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

A medieval romantic tale of love destroyed by war 18 May 2012 The story of Troilus and Criseyde (I will use that Chaucerian as opposed to the Shakespearian spelling here) dates back only a far as the middle ages, despite it being set during the Trojan War. The interesting thing is that while Troilus......more

This is a very good edition of the text. Being a Norton edition, it provides a very good gloss by the side of each line, for the Middle English; critical material and responses; an introduction with very good background information; and a translation of Chaucer's main source alongside the text. I hav......more

Some great authors spur us on to greater heights; others serve to remind us of our shortcomings. For me, Chaucer is of the latter type. From the beginning, and to the bitter end, he was a struggle to appreciate. I could, of course, sense his greatness; it is manifest in every stanza. Yet I could not......more

parts of this felt like a gossip girl episode and i think i audibly gasped so many times. also the picture of how consuming and ugly human love can become with no divine basis or reason for commitment is beautiful and horrifying and eye opening. also he kept quoting ecclesiastes in the most perfect......more