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Genre/Form: | History |
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Named Person: | Geoffrey Chaucer |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Stephen H Rigby |
ISBN: | 9780199689545 0199689547 |
OCLC Number: | 900907984 |
Description: | 512 s. ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Preface ; Reading Chaucer: Literature, History and Ideology ; Chaucer the Poet, Chaucer the Pilgrim ; The Knight ; The Squire ; The Yeoman ; The Prioress and the Second Nun ; The Nun's Priest ; The Monk ; The Friar ; The Merchant ; The Clerk ; The Sergeant of Law ; The Franklin ; The Five Guildsmen ; The Cook ; The Shipman ; The Doctor of Physic ; The Wife of Bath ; The Parson ; The Ploughman ; The Miller ; The Manciple ; The Reeve ; The Summoner ; The Pardoner ; The Host ; Conclusion: Historicism and its Limits |
Responsibility: | ed. by Stephen Rigby ... |
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This is a practical compilation and a sound introduction to late medieval England that will be enjoyed by scholar and non-scholar alike, and a valuable addition to a medieval syllabus, whether in history or English literature. * Parergon * The editors and contributors are to be commended for compiling a useful and interesting collection of essays. It will be a valuable resource for scholars and teachers of the Canterbury Tales for many years to come. * Matthew Ciancarlo, Renaissance Quarterly * Read more...
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