Chaucer An Introduction

Author : D. S. Brewer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781317895374

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A New Introduction to Chaucer by D. S. Brewer Pdf

This new introduction to Chaucer has been radically rewritten since the previous edition which was published in 1984. The book is a controversial and modern restatement of some of the traditional views on Chaucer, and seeks to present a rounded introduction to his life, cultural setting and works. Professor Brewer takes into account recent literary criticism, both challenging new ideas and using them in his analysis of Chaucer's work. Above all, there is a strong emphasis on leading the reader to understand and enjoy the poetry and prose, and to try to understand Chaucer's values which are often seen to oppose modern principles. A New Introduction to Chaucer is the result of Derek Brewer's distinguished career spanning fifty years of research and study of Chaucer and contemporary scholarship and criticism. New interpretations of many of the poems are presented including a detailed account of the Book of the Duchess. Derek Brewer's fresh and narrative style of writing will appeal to all who are interested in Chaucer, from sixth-form and undergraduate students who are new to Chaucer's work through to more advanced students and lecturers.

Author : Tison Pugh
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813048352

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An Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer by Tison Pugh Pdf

Geoffrey Chaucer is widely considered the father of English literature. This introduction begins with a review of his life and the cultural milieu of fourteenth-century England and then expands into analyses of such major works as The Parliament of Fowls, Troilus and Criseyde, and, of course, the Canterbury Tales, examining them alongside a selection of lesser known verses.

Author : Dieter Mehl
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1986-12-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521318882

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Geoffrey Chaucer by Dieter Mehl Pdf

This book is a lucid introduction and intelligent examination of Chaucer's narrative poetry.

Author : S. S. Hussey
Publisher : London ; New York : Methuen
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UOM:39015004025857

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Chaucer, an Introduction by S. S. Hussey Pdf

Provides a standard introduction to the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer. It shows Chaucer not only in the context of his own age, but, more important, as a writer and a man who is still vivid to us six hundred years later.

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1896
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015004167345

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Selections from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (Ellesmere Text) by Geoffrey Chaucer Pdf

Author : S.S. Hussey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000681307

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Chaucer: An Introduction by S.S. Hussey Pdf

Originally published in 1981, this second edition built on the success of the first which had established itself as a standard introduction to the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer. It shows Chaucer not only in the context of his own age, but, more important, as a writer and a man who is still vivid to us so many years later. As well as examining the early poems, Troilus and Criseyde, and The Canterbury Tales the author gives a thorough account of Chaucer's background. He examines the traditions in which he wrote, his audience, and his position among his contemporaries. The second edition was updated throughout and included a number of revisions and additions, in particular on the second part of the Roman de la Rose and on The Knight's Tale.

Author : S. S. Hussey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:878107871

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Chaucer by S. S. Hussey Pdf

Author : S. S. Hussey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:463248448

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Chaucer by S. S. Hussey Pdf

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCLA:31158004306337

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The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: Introduction, glossary, and indexes by Geoffrey Chaucer Pdf

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer,Larry Dean Benson
Publisher : American Chemical Society
Page : 1386 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
ISBN : 9780199552092

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The Riverside Chaucer by Geoffrey Chaucer,Larry Dean Benson Pdf

A re-editing of F.N. Robinson's second edition of The works of Geoffrey Chaucer published in 1957 by the team of experts at the Riverside Institute who have greatly expanded the introductory material, explanatory notes, textual notes, bibliography and glossary. The result of many years' study. The Riverside Chaucer is the most authentic and exciting edition available of Chaucer's complete works.

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HWDQWI

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The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: Introduction, glossary, and indexes by Geoffrey Chaucer Pdf

Author : W.A. Davenport
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0859912779

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Chaucer by W.A. Davenport Pdf

Author : John Leyerle,Anne Quick
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1986-12-15
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781442655751

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Chaucer by John Leyerle,Anne Quick Pdf

More than 900 entries, carefully selected, organized, and annotated, and accompanied by informative background material, make this volume a unique and indispensable guide to Chaucer and related studies. The entries are divided into three categories. The first includes materials necessary for the study of Chaucer’s works: complete editions, facsimiles, studies of manuscripts, canon, and dating, works on the poet’s life, language, and learning, and his sources and influences. The second section covers Chaucer’s works. The third contains a selection of secondary works which provide information on the age and the culture in which Chaucer lived; music, the visual arts, economics and politics, rhetoric and poetics, and sciences among the subjects included. Most entries listed are in English, but a few essential studies in French and German are included. Items have been selected not only on the basis of quality but also for importance in the history of scholarship, variety of approach, and specific usefulness to students and beginners.

Author : John Leyerle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0802023754

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Chaucer by John Leyerle Pdf

Author : David Wallace
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780191080371

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Geoffrey Chaucer: A Very Short Introduction by David Wallace Pdf

Originally writing over 600 years ago, Geoffrey Chaucer is today enjoying a global renaissance. Why do poets, translators, and audiences from so many cultures, from the mountains of Iran to the islands of Japan, find Chaucer so inspiring? In part this is down to the character and sheer inventiveness of Chaucer's work. At the time Chaucer's writings were not just literary adventures, but also a means of convincing the world that poetry and science, tragedy and astrology, could all be explored through the English language. French was still England's aristocratic language of choice when Chaucer was born; Latin was used for university education, theological discussion, and for burying the dead. Could a hybrid tongue such as English ever generate great writing to compare with French and Latin? Chaucer, miraculously, believed that it could, through gradual expansion of expressiveness and scientific precision. He was never paid to do this; he was valued, rather, as a capable civil servant, regulating the export of wool and the building of seating for royal tournaments. Such experiences, however, fed his writing, leading him to achieve a range of social registers, from noble tragedy to barnyard farce, unrivalled for centuries. His tale-telling geography is vast, his fascination with varieties of religious belief endless, and his desire to voice female experience especially remarkable. Many Chaucerian poets and performers, today, are women. In this Very Short Introduction David Wallace introduces the life, performance, and poetry of Chaucer, and analyses his astonishing and enduring appeal. Previously published in hardback as Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Introduction ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.