Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales (Landmarks of World Literature)

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UPC:
9780521832496
Binding:
Hardcover
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Publication Date:
10/27/2003
Author:
Winthrop Wetherbee
Language:
english
Edition:
2nd
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Placing the Canterbury Tales in the context of the crisis in English society in the fourteenth century, this guide examines the social diversity of Chaucer's pilgrims, the stylistic range of their tales and psychological richness of their interaction. It emphasizes the language of the poem, as well as the role of Chaucer in literary tradition, and devotes an entire chapter to the General Prologue widely studied in undergraduate courses. Finally, the volume includes a chronology of the period and an invaluable guide to further reading. First Edition Hb (1989): 0-521-32331-2 First Edition Pb (1989): 0-521-31159-4