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Set during the tenth year of the siege of Troy, this poem of Chaucer relates how Troilus – with the help of Criseyde’s wily uncle Pandarus – persuades her to become his lover, only to be betrayed when she is handed over to the Greek camp and yields to Diomede.
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ISBN: 9780140424218
Book Format: Paperback / softback
Pages: 640
Dimensions: 12.9 × 2.7 × 19.8 cm
Set during the tenth year of the siege of Troy, this poem of Chaucer relates how Troilus – with the help of Criseyde’s wily uncle Pandarus – persuades her to become his lover, only to be betrayed when she is handed over to the Greek camp and yields to Diomede.
Born in London to a wine merchant, Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340-1400) became a royal servant and travelled as a diplomat to France, Spain and Italy. As well as being famed for his translations, his own work includes The Canterbury Tales, The Book of the Duchess and The Legend of Good Women. Professor Barry Windeatt is Fellow and Keeper of Rare Books at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He has translated Th e Book of Margery Kempe for Longman and is the author of the Oxford Guide to Troilus & Criseyde.
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