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Author : Rosalyn Rossignol
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Civilization, Medieval, in literature
ISBN : 9781438108407
Examines the life and writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, including detailed synopses of his works, explanations of literary terms, character portraits, social and historical influences, and more.
Author : Lynn Shutters,Stephanie L. Batkie,Associate Professor of English and Chair of Medieval Studies Matthew W Irvin,Matthew W. Irvin,Special Assistant Professor of English Lynn Shutters
Publisher : ARC Humanities Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1641892528
This New Companion brings together preeminent scholars from around the world: each chapter explores a single word from Chaucer's corpus to develop readings that explore his aesthetics, complexity, and continued relevance.
Author : Seth Lerer
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0300109296
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 : Peter Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2011-08-11
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780191619687
Chaucer lived through a period of extraordinary upheaval: a protracted war with France, devastating plague, the peasants' revolt, religious controversy, and the overthrow of the king. Compact and comprehensive, this book offers a wide-ranging account of the medieval society from which works such as The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde sprang, and shows how these and other works manifest that society in fictional form. Significant aspects of the literary scene, such as patronage, audience, and performance, help to place Chaucer's practices in their historical framework, and his treatment of love, paganism, and reality are framed within their intellectual and philosophical contexts. The modern reception of Chaucer in film and television adaptations is also examined. Seen through the lens of his cultural experience, this is the perfect critical companion to Chaucer's life and poetry. The book includes a chronology of Chaucer's life and time, suggestions for further reading, websites, illustrations, and a comprehensive index. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Author : Piero Boitani,Jill Mann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521894670
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Author : Rosalyn Rossignol
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0816032963
An encyclopedic guide to the fourteenth-century poet's life and works examines Chaucer's language, historical events, and literary influences in his work.
Author : Peter Brown
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 565 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-10
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781118902257
The extensively revised and expanded version of the acclaimed Companion to Chaucer An essential text for both established scholars and those seeking to expand their knowledge of Chaucer studies, A New Companion to Chaucer is an authoritative and up-to-date survey of Chaucer scholarship. Rigorous yet accessible, this book helps readers to identify current debates, recognize historical and literary context, and to understand how particular concepts and theories affect the interpretation of Chaucer’s texts. Chaucer specialists from around the globe offer contributions that range from updates of long-standing scholarship on biography, language, women, and social structures, to original research in new areas such as ideology, the afterlife, patronage, and sexuality. In presenting conflicting perspectives and ideological differences, this stimulating volume encourages readers to explore additional paths of inquiry and engage in lively and informed debate. Each chapter of the Companion, organized by issues and themes, balances textual analysis and cultural context by grounding the reader in existing scholarship. Key issues from specific passages are discussed with an annotated bibliography provided for reference and further reading. Compiled with all students of Chaucer in mind, this important volume: Presents contributions from both established and emerging specialists Explores the circumstances in which Chaucer wrote, such as the political and religious issues of his time Includes numerous close readings of selected poems Provides points of entry to a wide range of approaches to Chaucer’s works Incorporates original research, fresh perspectives, and updated additions to Chaucer scholarship A New Companion to Chaucer is a valuable and enduring resource for scholars, teachers, and students of medieval literature and medieval studies, as well as the general reader interested in interpretations and historical contexts of Chaucer’s writings.
Author : Piero Boitani,Jill Mann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781107494640
The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer is an extensively revised version of the first edition, which has become a classic in the field. This new volume responds to the success of the first edition and to recent debates in Chaucer Studies. Important material has been updated, and new contributions have been commissioned to take into account recent trends in literary theory as well as in studies of Chaucer's works. New chapters cover the literary inheritance traceable in his works to French and Italian sources, his style, as well as new approaches to his work. Other topics covered include the social and literary scene in England in Chaucer's time, and comedy, pathos and romance in the Canterbury Tales. The volume now offers a useful chronology, and the bibliography has been entirely updated to provide an indispensable guide for today's student of Chaucer.
Author : David B. Raybin
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0271035676
"Eleven essays that explore how modern scholarship interprets Chaucer's writings"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Piero Boitani,Jill Mann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1986-11-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521316898
The Cambridge Chaucer Companion contains a series of essays by internationally known Chaucer experts, designed to provide a challenging introduction to the poet. The collection is divided between pieces which concentrate squarely on one or more of Chaucer's major poems, identifying themes, styles, moods and tones, and pieces of wider scope which give more general information about Chaucer's literary sources and historical background, or study his experiments with style and structure over a range of poems, or set his works in the context of medieval genres and literary traditions. While introducing a work or works to the reader, these essays also adopt fresh and rigorous lines of critical enquiry which will encourage him or her to develop and place his or her own interpretations. Taken as a whole, the collection establishes a context for Chaucer, discusses the significance of his position within it, and applies to his poetry detailed and frequently innovative analysis. These three functions combine to provide what should become a standard work of reference for students as well as readers who already have some familiarity with Chaucer but wish to achieve a greater understanding of this major English poet and his oeuvre.
Author : Corinne Saunders
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781405154628
This concise companion provides a succinct introduction to Chaucer’s major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval thought more generally. Opens with a general introductory section discussing London life and politics, books and authority, manuscripts and readers. Subsequent sections focus on Chaucer’s major works – the dream visions, Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales. Essays highlight the key religious, political and intellectual contexts for each major work. Also covers important general topics, including: medieval literary genres; dream theory; the Church; gender and sexuality; and reading Chaucer aloud. Designed so that each contextual essay can be read alongside one of Chaucer’s major works.
Author : Edward Quinn
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1438108737
Examines the life and writings of George Orwell, including detailed synopses of his works, explanations of literary terms, biographies of friends and family, and social and historical influences.
Author : Tison Pugh
Publisher : University Press of Florida
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780813048352
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 : Virginia Brackett
Publisher : Facts on File
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Women and literature
ISBN : 0816081239
Provides a biography, entries on her major works as well as her other novels and important short stories with subentries on the work's main characters, related people, publications, and topics, such as Byronic hero, romanticism, and science fiction.
Author : Jay Ruud
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Dante Alighieri
ISBN : 9781438108414
Dante Alighieri is one of the greatest poets in world history. His brilliant epic, "The Divine Comedy", an imagined journey through Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory, continues to captivate readers. This work provides an information on his life and work. It covers Dante's canon, including his love poems in "La Vita Nuova" and his philosophical works.