Oxford Guides to Chaucer: Troilus and Criseyde by Barry Windeatt

Oxford Guides to Chaucer: Troilus and Criseyde by Barry Windeatt

The three Oxford Guides to Chaucer are written by scholars of international repute, with the purpose of summarizing what is known about his work and offering interpretations based on recent advances in both historical knowledge and theoretical understanding. Barry Windeatt's contribution to the series offers students the most comprehensive introduction to Troilus and Criseyde yet produced. It includes the fullest and most convenient account of Chjauser's use of sources, the first exteded analysis of the poem's generic originality, and an invaluable commentary on all aspects of the poem that is Chaucer's most ambitious single achievement - its structure, themes, characterization, and style. It also contains a survey of literary responses to Troilus in the three centuries following Chaucer's death. Combining the informative substance of a reference book with the coherence of a critical reading, the Guide has taken its place as the standard introduction to Troilus and Criseyde.

carefully written.. deeply learned ... sensible and judicious ... with monumental patience and humility Windeatt has served Chaucer and his students well * Notes and Queries *
provides a rich compendium of knowledge ... highly recommended * Choice *

Barry Windeatt is editor of the Longman edition of Troilus and Criseyde. He had translated and edited The Book of for Penguin and co-edited Chaucer Traditions: Studies in Honour of Derek Brewer (CUP, 1990).

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ISBN 13	9780198111948
ISBN 10	0198111940
Title	Oxford Guides to Chaucer: Troilus and Criseyde
Author	Barry Windeatt
Series	Oxford Guides To Chaucer
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	1995-06-01
Number of pages	428
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