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Pilgrims & Pilgrimages - Christianity, Medieval European Literature - Literary Criticism, English Poetry - Medieval - Literary Criticism, Medieval Literature - General & Miscellaneous - Literary Criticism, Medieval English Literature - Chaucer - Literary

Geoffrey Chaucer

by Winthrop Wetherbee
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Overview

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

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Book Details

Published
November 10, 2003
Publisher
Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Pages
125
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780521540100

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