TY - BOOK ID - 80815771 TI - Troilus and Criseyde : a reader's guide PY - 2012 SN - 9781139518192 1139518194 9781139030915 1139030914 9781139514699 1139514695 9781139516341 1139516345 9780521191449 0521191440 9780521138765 0521138760 1139507729 9781139507721 1280775009 9781280775000 9786613685391 6613685399 1139517260 9781139517263 1139513761 9781139513760 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Authors, English. KW - English authors KW - Chaucer, Geoffrey, UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80815771 AB - 'Troilus and Criseyde', Geoffrey Chaucer's most substantial completed work, is a long historical romance; its famous tale of love and betrayal in the Trojan War later inspired William Shakespeare. This reader's guide, written specifically for students of medieval literature, provides a scene-by-scene paraphrase and commentary on the whole text. Each section explains matters of meaning, interpretation, plot structure and character development, the role of the first-person narrating voice, Chaucer's use of his source materials and elements of the poem's style. Brief and accessible discussions of key themes and sources (for example the art of love, the holy bond of things, Fortune and Thebes) are provided in separate textboxes. An ideal starting point for studying the text, this book helps students through the initial language barrier and allows readers to enjoy and understand this medieval masterpiece. ER -