Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde

Name: Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Chaucer's Troilus and CriseydeAuthor(s): C. David Benson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367357245, 978-0367357245\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1990. This study is of one of the worlds great narrative poems and one of the few long poems in English about physical love. Although this work is often overshadowed by the Canterbury Tales, the author argues that it has its own profound multiplicity. Its mixture of genres, styles, characters and other competing elements creates a powerful literary experience for each reader. This book explores the diversity and contradictions produced by the poem without attempting to resolve them. It is accessible to those reading the poem for the first time, but equally stimulating to those who know it well, stressing the importance of the role of individual readers in response to the openness of the poem.\n\nAlthough previous criticism tends to emphasize one or two aspects whil.