Troilus and Criseyde

Chaucer's masterpiece and one of the greatest narrative poems in English, the story of the loversTroilus and Criseydeis renowned for its deep humanity and penetrating psychological insight. This is a modern English prose translation intended as an accurate guide to the Middle English original, and a readable translation in its own right. This edition includes an introduction by a major Chaucerean scholar, an index of the names associated with the Trojan War, and an illuminating index of Proverbs.