{"product_id":"a-double-sorrow-lavinia-greenlaw-9780393247329","title":"A Double Sorrow: A Version of Troilus and Criseyde","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003cem\u003eA Double Sorrow\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet during the siege of Troy, \u003cem\u003eA Double Sorrow\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of the Trojan hero Troilus and his beloved Criseyde, whose traitorous father defects to the Greeks and persuades them to ask for his daughter in an exchange of prisoners. Troilus suggests that Criseyde flee with him, but she knows she will be universally condemned and instead pretends to submit to the exchange while promising Troilus that she will find a way to return to him within ten days. But once in the company of the Greeks, she soon realizes the impossibility of her promise to Troilus and in despair succumbs to another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this series of skillfully crafted poetic vignettes, Greenlaw illuminates each small but irrevocable step as these characters argue each other and themselves into and out of love. The result is a breathtaking and shattering read, contemporary and timeless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lavinia Greenlaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0393247325\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393247329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2015 pg. 17","brand":"Lavinia Greenlaw","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076039799039,"sku":"9780393247329","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c64548e4-770c-4570-81e5-58cb04952936.jpg?v=1685462833","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-double-sorrow-lavinia-greenlaw-9780393247329","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}