Poems vs Troilus and Criseyde: Which Should You Read?
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Poems
Chaucer's Shorter Poems consists of several of the lesser known works by Geoffrey Chaucer, author of The Canterbury Tales: The Book of the Duchess The House of Fame The Parliament of…
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Troilus and Criseyde
A 1932 translation into modern English of a text written by Chaucer in c.1385, the story being set in Classical Antiquity around 800 B.C. and being a love story concerning its two principal characters, the Trojan…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Troilus and Criseyde is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for Poems.
- Troilus and Criseyde has the widest readership — 7362 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Poems | Troilus and Criseyde | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (7362) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (4) | 3.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (42) | — |
Reception
| Poems | Troilus and Criseyde | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 42 | 7362 |
| Editions | 86 | 143 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 6994 |
| Reading it now | — | 207 |
| Written reviews | — | 418 |
| Wikipedia attention | 19870 | 3377 |
| Pages | 631 | 309 |