The Legend of Good Women: In a Modern English Version by Simon Webb

By Geoffrey Chaucer, Walter William Skeat, Walter W. Skeat

Book Overview

Chaucer's Legend of Good Women re-tells the stories of some of the most fascinating women in history and mythology, including Cleopatra, Medea and Dido, Queen of Carthage. This edition includes Simon Webb's highly accessible prose translation, and an introduction which examines how this neglected work has been rediscovered as a key text for understanding the medieval view of women.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1838385789
• ISBN13: 9781838385781
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Langley Press
• Length: 88 Pages
• Weight: 0.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"