- Paperback: 1327 pages
- Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks; 3 edition (24 Mar 1988)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0192821091
- ISBN-13: 978-0192821096
- Product Dimensions: 20.6 x 14.7 x 6.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 167,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A fantastic edition,
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This review is from: The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd Ed. (Paperback)
Let's get the bad points over and done with: it's heavy. In fact, that's the only bad thing about this otherwise simply fantastic edition. And, let's face it, it's not a text you'll just want to slip into your back pocket for a wait at the doctor's surgery, is it? The texts are given illuminating introductions, which are worth reading before starting the poems themselves as they provide a great "way-in" to the texts. The notes and glossary are invaluable. Chaucer is really not difficult to read once you're used to the langauge, and even the best translations don't do him justice. If you must buy a translation, buy prose ones - avoid those such as Coghill's which attempt to reproduce rhyme and metre as they add too much extraneous matter to the original texts. This edition fully justifies Chaucer's reputation as a seminal English poet - hopefully it will introduce readers to the whole range of his works as well as the justly famous Canterbury Tales.
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
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The ideal Chaucer study text.,
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This review is from: The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd Ed. (Paperback)
The Riverside Chaucer has become the scholar's standard, and rightly so. Chaucer's texts are supported by brief individual introductions, detailed explanatory and textual notes and a glossary - giving those new to Chaucer a wealth of useful information. The general introduction outlines and explains Chaucer's language and style. It is easy to use and the text isn't crowded by too much detail - it's there if you want it, but not forced onto the reader. Yes, it is heavy - but what else do you expect from a complete works?!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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All the Chaucer you'll ever need,
By Andrew Page (Linslade, Great Britain) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Riverside Chaucer, 3rd Ed. (Paperback)
I can't imagine a better edition of Chaucer's works being released. It contains all of the major works in the original Middle English, competently edited and presented in a well-organised, intelligent fashion, with comprehensive introductions, annotations and glossary. Chaucer is rightly considered to be the most important English poet before the Renaissance. You can practically see Anglo-Saxon developing into Modern English on the page, in Chaucer's original poems and his innovative adaptations of classical and Continental forms to the vernacular. Indeed, Chaucer has had an immesureable impact on our language and literature, which is why these works have to be read in the original language. On top of being the cornerstone of medieval English literature, these collected works are also an invaluable insight into the lives and minds of those who lived in Chaucer's time - as well as a darned good read.
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