Reviews

Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer, Nevill Coghill

marycamp24's review against another edition

3.0

There are so many lines of this that are just so beautiful that I had to set it down for a few seconds to breathe. Also, I don't understand the extent of hate for Troilus; the pining in this is just SO good. Who doesn't love a good longing-induced fever?

omwomack02's review against another edition

2.0

as said in class, bring back weepy men!!

friendofmarlowe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

sheepinfogg's review against another edition

unsure if i will ever be able to put into words the torment that this stupid poem put me through

diama373's review against another edition

4.0

The difficult part of this book is to get used to the way it is written. Apart from that, it is a interesting story, everything is described in a good way. It tells us the story of Troilus and Criseyde, how they fell in love, and apart. I really liked it, especially the ending because he wasn't expecting it at all.

Not much to say about, it is a classic story written by a great author.

onejazzycat's review against another edition

adventurous sad slow-paced

3.75

judemoon's review against another edition

2.0

DNF.

im marking it as read bc i had to survive 150 pages of Troilus being the worst human being so i deserve it

djla2009's review against another edition

3.0

Pretty cool. I'm not super knowledgeable about the history of Troy so idk if this was a retelling of a Greek story or if he made up a lot of the story. It was very dramatic and felt like it would make a great play.

At the end Chaucer adds a brief gospel message that felt a little out of place, kinda forced.

Overall a fun read, but a bit simplistic.

keystomyart's review against another edition

in my troilus era fr

leo_loves_books's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0