The Portable Chaucer
Both The Canterbury Talesand Troilus and Cressidaare presented complete in this anthology, in fresh modern translations by Theodore Morrison that convey both the gravity and gaiety of the Middle English originals. The Portable Chauceralso contains selections from The Book of Duchess, The House of Fame, The Bird's Parliament, and The Legend of Good Women,together with short poems. Morrison's introduction is vital for its insights into Chaucer as man and artist, and as a product of the Middle Ages whose shrewdness, humor, and compassion have a wonderfully contemporary ring.