Troilus and Cressida Paperback by Geoffrey Chaucer; Translated by George Philip Krapp; Introduction by Peter G. Beidler

Product Details

• Publisher: Modern Library (2002-04-09)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 348 pages
• ISBN-13: 9780375757365
• Item Weight: 411.08 grams
• Dimensions: 21.59 x 13.97 x 1.91 cm

Often called the first great English novel, Troilus and Cressida, a tragic love story set during the siege of Troy, is Chaucer’s masterpiece. Troilus, a valiant warrior, is scornful of love until he catches a glimpse of Cressida. With the help of his friend and her uncle Pandarus, Troilus wins Cressida over. But their happiness is destroyed when, summoned to a Greek camp, Cressida seeks the protection of one Diomede and ultimately betrays Troilus.

About the Author

George Philip Krapp (1872–1934) was a renowned authority on Anglo-Saxon.

Peter G. Beidler is a professor of English at Lehigh University and editor of The Wife of Bath and, with Elizabeth Biebel, Chaucer’s Wife of Bath’s Prologue and Tale: An Annotated Bibliography.

Cindy Vitto is a professor of English at Rowan University and author of The Virtuous Pagan in Middle English Literature and the co-editor of The Rusted Hauberk: Feudal Ideals of Order and Their Decline.