| Troilus and Criseyde Contributor(s): Chaucer, Geoffrey (Author), Barney, Stephen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393927555 ISBN-13: 9780393927559 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $29.93 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: This Norton Critical Edition of Chaucer's masterpiece is based on Stephen Barney's acclaimed text and is accompanied by a translation of its major source, Boccaccio's "Filostrato," The editor's lucid introduction, marginal glosses, and explanatory annotations make "Troilus and Criseyde" easily accessible to students with no prior knowledge of Chaucer or Middle English. Also included is Robert Henryson's "Testament of Cresseid," the poignant "sequel" to "Troilus and Criseyde" from fifteenth-century Scotland. "Criticism" includes ten essays by a diverse group of distinguished Chaucerians, among them C. S. Lewis, E. Talbot Donaldson, Karla Taylor, Lee Patterson, and Jill Mann, that illuminate the major scholarly issues raised by this complex and challenging poem. A Glossary and Selected Bibliography are also included. About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821 |
| LCCN: 2005053928 |
| Lexile Measure: 1310 |
| Series: Norton Critical Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.36" W x 9.38" (1.26 lbs) 656 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The editor's lucid introduction, marginal glosses, and explanatory annotations make Troilus and Criseyde easily accessible to students with no prior knowledge of Chaucer or Middle English. Also included is Robert Henryson's Testament of Cresseid, the poignant sequel to Troilus and Criseyde from fifteenth-century Scotland. Criticism includes ten essays by a diverse group of distinguished Chaucerians, among them C. S. Lewis, E. Talbot Donaldson, Karla Taylor, Lee Patterson, and Jill Mann, that illuminate the major scholarly issues raised by this complex and challenging poem. A Glossary and Selected Bibliography are also included |
Contributor Bio(s): Barney, Stephen: - Stephen Barney is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of California, Irvine. He is the author of Studies in 'Troilus' Chaucer's Text, Meter, and Diction, Allegories in History, Allegories of Love and Word Hoard: An Introduction to the Old English Vocabulary. He is the editor of Chaucer's 'Troilus' Essays in Criticism and Annotation and Its Texts. His edited text of Troilus and Criseyde appears in The Riverside Chaucer. |