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Author : Ann W. Astell
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Education
ISBN : 0801432693
Astell examines the conventions of medieval learning familiar to Chaucer and discovers in two related topical outlines, those of the seven planets and of the divisions of philosophy, an important key.
Author : Frank Grady,Peter W. Travis
Publisher : Modern Language Association
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781603291958
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales was the subject of the first volume in the Approaches to Teaching series, published in 1980. But in the past thirty years, Chaucer scholarship has evolved dramatically, teaching styles have changed, and new technologies have created extraordinary opportunities for studying Chaucer. This second edition of Approaches to Teaching Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales reflects the wide variety of contexts in which students encounter the poem and the diversity of perspectives and methods instructors bring to it. Perennial topics such as class, medieval marriage, genre, and tale order rub shoulders with considerations of violence, postcoloniality, masculinities, race, and food in the tales. The first section, “Materials,†reviews available editions, scholarship, and audiovisual and electronic resources for studying The Canterbury Tales. In the second section, “Approaches,†thirty-six essays discuss strategies for teaching Chaucer’s language, for introducing theory in the classroom, for focusing on individual tales, and for using digital resources in the classroom. The multiplicity of approaches reflects the richness of Chaucer’s work and the continuing excitement of each new generation’s encounter with it.
Author : Stephen Henry Rigby,Alastair J. Minnis
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 525 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199689545
As literary scholars have long insisted, an interdisciplinary approach is vital if modern readers are to make sense of works of medieval literature. In particular, rather than reading the works of medieval authors as addressing us across the centuries about some timeless or ahistorical 'human condition', critics from a wide range of theoretical approaches have in recent years shown how the work of poets such as Chaucer constituted engagements with the power relations and social inequalities of their time. Yet, perhaps surprisingly, medieval historians have played little part in this 'historical turn' in the study of medieval literature. The aim of this volume is to allow historians who are experts in the fields of economic, social, political, religious, and intellectual history the chance to interpret one of the most famous works of Middle English literature, Geoffrey Chaucer's 'General Prologue' to the Canterbury Tales, in its contemporary context. Rather than resorting to traditional historical attempts to see Chaucer's descriptions of the Canterbury pilgrims as immediate reflections of historical reality or as portraits of real life people whom Chaucer knew, the contributors to this volume have sought to show what interpretive frameworks were available to Chaucer in order to make sense of reality and how he adapted his literary and ideological inheritance so as to engage with the controversies and conflicts of his own day. Beginning with a survey of recent debates about the social meaning of Chaucer's work, the volume then discusses each of the Canterbury pilgrims in turn. Historians on Chaucer should be of interest to all scholars and students of medieval culture whether they are specialists in literature or history.
Author : Edward Foster
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-26
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781000160611
This title was first published in 2002: The purpose of "Chaucer's Church" is to provide clear, concise and reliable explanations of every term Chaucer uses that has a religious, liturgical, or ecclesiastical meaning. It uses a dictionary format, arranged according to Chaucer's spellings, to make information readily accessible for students, teachers, critics, and the general reader. The shorter entries present brief definitions which are more lively and illuminating than those in standard dictionaries or glossaries; the longer entries are in fact short essays, with suggestions for further reading, on broader or more complex topics. In all cases the entries concentrate on lucid and accurate presentation of the meanings that the terms had or could have had for Chaucer and a 14th-century audience. The book is a compact but precise reference for readers of all levels of experience on the vocabulary of fourteenth-century religion, which is often unfamiliar or only hazily understood. A careful system of cross-references guides the reader to related terms, so that individual entries can be further explored in related or larger contexts. The book may also be browsed or read on its own, for the entries taken together, especially the brief essays, provide a coherent introduction to the Christian world of the late fourteenth century. In Chaucer's Church, the editors have succeeded in compiling a volume that combines ease of use with readability and rigorous accuracy. This book provides convenient and trustworthy access to Chaucer's religious world.
Author : Kathryn L. Lynch
Publisher : Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0859916006
New readings of Chaucer's dream visions, demonstrating his philosophical interests and learning.
Author : Richard Swan
Publisher : Hodder Education
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781471854200
Enable students to achieve their best grade in AS/A-level English Literature with this year-round course companion; designed to instil in-depth textual understanding as students read, analyse and revise The Wife of Bath's Tale throughout the course. This Study and Revise guide: - Increases students' knowledge of The Wife of Bath's Tale as they progress through the detailed commentary and contextual information written by experienced teachers and examiners - Develops understanding of characterisation, themes, form, structure and language, equipping students with a rich bank of textual examples to enhance their coursework and exam responses - Builds critical and analytical skills through challenging, thought-provoking questions and tasks that encourage students to form their own personal responses to the text - Extends learning and prepares students for higher-level study by introducing critical viewpoints, comparative references to other literary works and suggestions for independent research - Helps students maximise their exam potential using clear explanations of the Assessment Objectives, sample student answers and examiner insights - Improves students' extended writing techniques through targeted advice on planning and structuring a successful essay
Author : Warren Ginsberg
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 0472112341
Explores provocative questions about the dynamics of cross-cultural translation and the formation of tradition
Author : Piero Boitani,Jill Mann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521894670
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Author : Winthrop Wetherbee
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521540100
This introductory guide to Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' examines the social diversity of Chaucer's pilgrims, the stylistic range of their tales and the psychological richness of their interaction.
Author : Seth Lerer
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0300125976
A collection of essays on Chaucer's poetry, this guide provides up-to-date information on the history and textual contexts of Chaucer's work, on the ranges of critical interpretation, and on the poet's place in English and European literary history.
Author : Jameson S. Workman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-21
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137448644
Drawing from classical myth, the history of philosophy, literature, film, music, and painting, Workman connects the artistic claims of Chaucer and tests them against similar gestures in the history of philosophy and literature. What results is a radical retake on Chaucer as a philosopher and poet, upending any preconceived views.
Author : Marijane Osborn
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0806134038
Marijane Osborn demonstrates that Chaucer structured the Canterbury Tales after the astrolabe, an Arabic Islamic time-keeping device. Chaucer’s fascination with this device also accounts for the sense of time and astronomy in the Tales.
Author : Katie Reid
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-09
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9789004685321
In this book, Katie Reid argues that the fifth-century author Martianus Capella was a significant influence in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. His poetic encyclopaedia, The Marriage of Philology and Mercury, was a source for writing on the liberal arts, allegory and classical mythology from 1300 to 1650. In fact, writers of this period had much more in common with Martianus Capella than they did with older ancients like Homer and Virgil. As such, we must reshape our understanding of late medieval and Renaissance encounters with the classical world by exploring their roots in Late Antiquity.
Author : Geoffrey Chaucer,Larry Dean Benson
Publisher : American Chemical Society
Page : 1386 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages
ISBN : 9780199552092
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 : Broadview Press
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX