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The Book of the Duchess
Geoffrey Chaucer
Paperback - $26.95
The earliest of Chaucer's major works, this charming and absorbing dream-poem is traditionally read as an allegorical elegy for Blanche of Lancaster, John of Gaunt's first wife. A sleepless poet lies in his bed, reading the legend of Ceyx and Alcyone ...
The Book of the Duchess and Other Poems
Geoffrey Chaucer
Paperback - $33.95
Cheer up, oh John of Gaunt. Your son shall be king.
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
Paperback - $17.95
With their astonishing diversity of tone and subject matter, The Canterbury Tales have become one of the touchstones of medieval literature. Translated here into modern English, these tales of a motley crew of pilgrims drawn from all walks of life--f ...
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
Mass Market Paperbound - $11.95
The father of English literature shines in this authoritative selection from the greatest collection of narrative poems in the English language. Includes footnotes, normalized spelling, and a glossary of Middle English. Reissue.
The Canterbury Tales
Geoffrey Chaucer
Mass Market Paperbound - $12.95
Pilgrims on their way to worship at the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket in Canterbury stop at the Tabard Inn. Representing a cross-section of medieval English society, the group includes a knight and his squire, a prioress, a friar, a miller, an ...
Troilus and Criseyde
Geoffrey Chaucer
Paperback - $18.95
During the great siege of Troy, Troilus, the son of Priam, sees Criseyde and falls in love with her. Later, with the help Pandarus- one of the first great character studies in our literature-Troilus wins her love, only to be betrayed.
Medieval Love Poetry
John Cherry
Hardcover - $33.95
The quest is the essence of medieval romance. Either the Holy Grail or the jewel of Love could be the goal, but love might also be a snare along the path. This richly illustrated book explores the two distinct but related themes of love and romance, ...
The Late Poems of Meng Chiao
Meng Chiao
Paperback - $26.95
"The translation is outstanding. David Hinton is simply the best translator of Chinese poetry presently working in English. This is a very intelligently selected group of poems from an important Chinese poet. Hinton reads deeply and with great sensit ...
Gottfried Von Strassburg : Tristan
Mark Chinca
Paperback - $48.95
This concise introduction to Gottfried von Strassburg's Tristan approaches the work both through its context and through a close reading of key passages of the text. The close textual reading builds up a distinctive interpretation of the work, in whi ...