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Troilus og Criseyde

Troilus og Criseyde

Geoffrey Chaucer

Bokvennen
2010
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Handlingen til dette episke diktet er lagt til et land langt borte i en fjern fortid, nemlig krigen mellom trojanerne og grekerne, slik vi kjenner den fra Homers Iliaden. Kjernen i verket er en intens kjærlighetshistorie som forandrer romansehelten Troilus’ liv. På den ene siden opplever han intens fryd og glede i sitt møte med Criseyde, samtidig som kjærlighetshistorien medfører sorg og lidelse. Troilus får oppleve hvordan krig kan skille to elskende, og at ikke alle har like høye idealer som ham selv. Blant annet kommer Criseyde til å bryte de høytidelige løfter hun har gitt sin elsker. Likevel: Kjærligheten er det bærende temaet i Troilus og Criseyde: Det er kjærlighet mellom mann og kvinne som gir livet mening, selv om ingen kan være sikker på å beholde den han eller hun elsker; ifølge Chaucer rår det nemlig en skjebnemakt i den enkeltes tilværelse. Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1343–1400) var engelsk forfatter, filosof, byråkrat og diplomat. I en tid da fransk og latin var førende i Europa, blir han regnet som den første som anvendte engelsk språk i kunstnerisk sammenheng. Troilus og Criseyde er skrevet mellom 1385 og 1390 og utgjør sammen med de kjente Canterburyfortellingene opphavet til den moderne romanen. Under et opphold i Italia hadde Chaucer nemlig lært av Giovanni Boccaccio at det lot seg gjøre å skape lange, fortellende dikt som gjorde det mulig å utdype skikkelsenes sjelsliv på en helt annen måte enn tidligere.
The Miller's Tale, from Chaucer. Inscrib'd to N. Rowe, Esq; By Mr. Cobb.
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. This collection reveals the history of English common law and Empire law in a vastly changing world of British expansion. Dominating the legal field is the Commentaries of the Law of England by Sir William Blackstone, which first appeared in 1765. Reference works such as almanacs and catalogues continue to educate us by revealing the day-to-day workings of society.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT039368London: printed in the year, 1725. 23, 1]p.; 8
The Canterbury Tales: A retelling by Peter Ackroyd

The Canterbury Tales: A retelling by Peter Ackroyd

Geoffrey Chaucer; Peter Ackroyd

Penguin Classics
2010
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Making a major part of England's literary heritage accessible to a new audience, Peter Ackroyd's The Canterbury Tales: A Retelling renders Geoffrey Chaucer's timeless tales in lucid, compelling modern English prose, with illustrations by Nick Bantock in Penguin Classics. On a pilgrimage to Canterbury, a group of travellers agree to a storytelling competition. As they make their way on the road, they drink, laugh, flirt, argue and try to outdo each other with their tales. From the exuberant Wife of Bath's Arthurian legend to the Miller's worldly, ribald farce, these tales can be taken as a mirror of fourteenth-century London. Incorporating every style of medieval narrative - bawdy anecdote, allegorical fable and courtly romance - the tales encompass a blend of universal human themes, retold here for our times by bestselling author Peter Ackroyd. The edition also includes an introduction by Ackroyd, detailing some of the historical background to Chaucer and the Tales, and why he has been inspired to translate them for a new generation of readers. Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400) was an English author, poet, philosopher, courtier and diplomat, best known as the author of The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer is credited as being the first author to demonstrate the artistic legitimacy of the vernacular English language. The first poet to have been buried in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey, his other works include The House of Fame, Troilus and Criseyde and The Book of the Duchess. Peter Ackroyd (b. 1949) is an award-winning writer and historian. Formerly literary editor of The Spectator and chief book reviewer for the The Times, he is the author of novels such as Hawksmoor (1985) and The House of Doctor Dee (1993), as well as non-fiction including Dickens: Public Life and Private Passion (2002), London: The Biography (2000), and Thames: Sacred River (2007). 'Ackroyd's retelling is compulsive, bold and rare ... as fresh as new paint'Observer'The only version to read'Time Out