graywacke's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
A little over-cooked. Brian Stone rewrote Chaucer in simple modern verse, making nice rhymes, but leaving things feeling a little dr Suess-y. The is the Parliament of Birds, which has a nice stanza structure for what Stone was doing. The worst was The Legend of Good Women, which, after a really nice prologue, becomes long and boring. (Albeit with charming authorial asides - Chaucer expressing doubt by saying something like, "or so this author wrote" and also constantly claiming to want to wrap things up quick - which he sometimes does.
lovefromhannah's review against another edition
3.0
Though I mainly focused on the parts featuring Medea, I enjoyed this collection and found it insightful to my studies.
read for a university year one, semester two narratives of witchcraft class.
read for a university year one, semester two narratives of witchcraft class.
kikiandarrowsfishshelf's review against another edition
5.0
Bonus points for the Meda comments. Love you Geoff!
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