640 pages • first pub 1385 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140424218
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 27 April 2004
Description
Chaucer's longest complete poem is the supreme evocation of doomed courtly love in medieval English literature. Set during the tenth year of the siege of Troy, the poem relates how Troilus - with the help of Criseyde's wily uncle Pandarus - persua...
Community Reviews Summary of 428 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
sad 38%
reflective 30%
adventurous 15%
lighthearted 15%
hopeful 7%
informative 7%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%
tense 7%
Pace
medium 7%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 45% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 38% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 8%Average rating
640 pages • first pub 1385 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140424218
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 27 April 2004
Description
Chaucer's longest complete poem is the supreme evocation of doomed courtly love in medieval English literature. Set during the tenth year of the siege of Troy, the poem relates how Troilus - with the help of Criseyde's wily uncle Pandarus - persua...
Community Reviews Summary of 428 reviews
Moods
emotional 46%
sad 38%
reflective 30%
adventurous 15%
lighthearted 15%
hopeful 7%
informative 7%
inspiring 7%
mysterious 7%
tense 7%
Pace
medium 7%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 45% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 38% | Yes: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7% | Yes: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 8%Average rating