Troilus and Cressida and The Canterbury Tales: With Modern English Versions of Both Works

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Encyclopędia Britannica, 1952 - Cressida (Fictitious character) - 550 pages
Contains both Chaucer's epic poem, detailing tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set against a backdrop of war during the Siege of Troy, and Canterbury Tales, a frame story of a story-telling contest by a group of pilgrims as they travel together.

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