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Troilus and Criseyde
by Geoffrey Chaucer
(Note: I read Troilus and Criseyde in Middle English. I can't speak to how this is in translation. One of my friends thought a modern English version was great, for whatever that's worth.)
This is a long poem telling a classic story of chivalric love set in ancient Greece. It was often intimidating and confusing, but it also has great characters and an epic love story. It also makes me want to talk about it. I want to talk about love and chivalry and relationships in Chaucer and relationships now. I want to talk about why massive narrative poems are no longer a thing most of us read or write. I want to talk about why so much time is spent on monologues and dialogues. But this is not the place for that.
If you read it, we (or you and your friends) can have great conversations. Reading it will be some work, but it will be worth it (probably). And if you do read it, let me know. We should talk.
This is a long poem telling a classic story of chivalric love set in ancient Greece. It was often intimidating and confusing, but it also has great characters and an epic love story. It also makes me want to talk about it. I want to talk about love and chivalry and relationships in Chaucer and relationships now. I want to talk about why massive narrative poems are no longer a thing most of us read or write. I want to talk about why so much time is spent on monologues and dialogues. But this is not the place for that.
If you read it, we (or you and your friends) can have great conversations. Reading it will be some work, but it will be worth it (probably). And if you do read it, let me know. We should talk.