Books by Lavinia Greenlaw
“It’s the most moving set of lyrics. If you know Troilus and Criseyde, there are poems which utterly capture Chaucer’s spirit for a split second or two. There’s a brilliant interplay between the original and this book.” Read more...
Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer: A Reading List
Jenni Nuttall, Literary Scholar
Interviews where books by Lavinia Greenlaw were recommended
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Troilus and Criseyde
Geoffrey Chaucer (ed. by Stephen Barney) -
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Oxford Guides to Chaucer: Troilus and Criseyde
by Barry Windeatt -
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The Double Sorrow of Troilus: A Study of Ambiguities in ‘Troilus and Criseyde’
by Ida L. Gordon -
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The Tragic Argument of Troilus and Criseyde
by Gerald Morgan -
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A Double Sorrow: Troilus and Criseyde
by Lavinia Greenlaw
Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer: A Reading List, recommended by Jenni Nuttall
Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer: A Reading List, recommended by Jenni Nuttall
Troilus and Criseyde has a centuries’ old backstory. Long before Renaissance dramas or realist novels, Chaucer wrote a love story set in a besieged city that was a deep psychological exploration of character and human relationships. Jenni Nuttall, author of Troilus and Criseyde: A Reader’s Guide, shares her reading recommendations after over a decade of teaching the poem to Oxford undergraduates.
