A Double Sorrow: A Version of Troilus and Criseyde

An original poetic work that brings alive Chaucer’s great love story, illuminating the psychological drama at its heart.

The captivating love story of ill-fated Troilus and Criseyde, first popularized by Chaucer’s poem in the 1380s, is one of the most enduring stories of the English language. In A Double Sorrow, award-winning poet Lavinia Greenlaw breathes fresh life into the medieval tale through a series of seven-line stanzas, which mimic the form of Chaucer’s original poem.

Set during the ...