Originally published by J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1934.
In this volume Gordon presents the four great medieval versions of the love of Troilus and Criseida: Benoit de Sainte-Maure's Roman de Troie, written in approximately 1160 and the earliest surviving version of the story; Giovanni Boccaccio's It Filostrato (c 1338), which drew on Benoit's tale for one of its two main sources; Georffrey Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde c 1385), for centuries considered his best work; and Robert Henryson's Testament of Cresseid (c 1490), which functions as a...
Originally published by J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd., 1934.
In this volume Gordon presents the four great medieval versions of the love of Troilu...
'Constantine hardly deserves the title of Great which posterity has given him, either by his character or by his abilities. He was highly susceptible to flattery, and fell completely under the influence of any dominating personality who happened to be at his side ... Still less does Constantine deserve the title of saint, which the Eastern Church has bestowed upon him. He was, it is true, according to his lights, a good man on the whole, though his political murders - particularly that of Licinius - shocked even contemporary opinion, and his execution of his wife and son was felt by many...
'Constantine hardly deserves the title of Great which posterity has given him, either by his character or by his abilities. He was highly susceptib...
The authoritative reconstruction of Chaucer's pronunciation - indispensable to all readers of his poetry. Reprinted from the 1962 printing, first published in 1961
The authoritative reconstruction of Chaucer's pronunciation - indispensable to all readers of his poetry. Reprinted from the 1962 printing, first p...
