This second volume of Skeat's edition of Chaucer's works brings together two major texts: the prose translation of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy, known as Boece, and the long narrative poem Troilus and Criseyde. It offers a chance to hear Chaucer moving between philosophical prose and courtly poetry in a scholarly edition.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
Transcriber's note: A Glossary including words from the two texts in this volume is included in Skeat's Volume VI, available from Project Gutenberg here. Frontispiece MS. CLjǡǙ. Cƒǡ. CLjƯƯ., CĵƽœǡƗŠƄŧ. Troil. iv. 575-588 Frontispiece** THE COMPLETE WORKS OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER EDITED, FROM NUMEROUS MANUSCRIPTS BY THE Rŧ΄. WALTER W. SKEAT, M.A. LƗǵǵ.D., LL.D., D.C.L., Pƒ.D. ELRINGTON AND BOSWORTH PROFESSOR OF ANGLO-SAXON AND FELLOW OF CHRIST'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE * * BOETHIUS AND TROILUS 'Adam scriveyn, if ever it thee befalle Boece or Troilus to wryten newe, Under thy lokkes thou most have the scalle, But after my making thou wryte trewe.'
Chaucers Wordes unto Adam. SECOND EDITION Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M DCCCC Oxford PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART, M.A. PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY CONTENTS. PAGE
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