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From "Troilus and Criseyde" by Geoffrey Chaucer

By Website Editor | October 27, 2026
Geoffrey Chaucer

This new entry in our series on Oak Poetry features a stanza from a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer. "Troilus and Criseyde" is a tragic epic poem set during the Siege of Troy that chronicles the passionate love affair between a Trojan prince and a young widow, whose romance is ultimately ruined by the shifting politics of war and her eventual betrayal.

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Chaucer

From "Troilus and Criseyde" by Geoffrey Chaucer

By Website Editor | October 27, 2026
Geoffrey Chaucer

This new entry in our series on Oak Poetry features a stanza from a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer. "Troilus and Criseyde" is a tragic epic poem set during the Siege of Troy that chronicles the passionate love affair between a Trojan prince and a young widow, whose romance is ultimately ruined by the shifting politics of war and her eventual betrayal.