(Éditions québécoises de l’œuvre, 2013) Klitgård, Ebbe
Several Chaucer translations that appeared in the Danish literary magazine Cavalcade from the late 1940s are analysed. The two translators, Lis Thorbjørnsen and Jørgen Sonne, are shown to be heavily influenced by the editorial line of editors Ole Storm and Orla Lundbo, who in effect transform Chaucer’s poetic narratives into modern short stories. Despite a declared elitist intention, the editors deceive their readers by not explaining that they have transformed Chaucer’s text into a new genre. Given the circumstances, the translators provide competent translations.