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UNINA9910457866203321 |
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Titolo |
Chaucer's England [[electronic resource] ] : literature in historical context / / Barbara A. Hanawalt, editor |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1992 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (263 p.) |
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Collana |
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Medieval studies at Minnesota ; ; v. 4 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Civilization, Medieval - 14th century |
Civilization, Medieval, in literature |
English literature - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism |
Literature and society - England |
Electronic books. |
England Civilization 1066-1485 |
Great Britain History 14th century |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Political Context; 1. The Court of Richard II and the Promotion of Literature; 2. Saving the Appearances: Chaucer's Purse and the Fabrication of the Lancastrian Claim; 3. Chaucer and Gentility; Part II. London as a Literary Setting; 4. Chaucer and the Absent City; 5. William Langland: A London Poet; 6. Need Men and Women Labor? Langland's Wanderer and the Labor Ordinances; Part III. Literature of the Countryside; 7. Medieval Hunting: Fact and Fancy; 8. Ballads and Bandits: Fourteenth-Century Outlaws and the Robin Hood Poems |
9. John Ball's Letters: Literary History and Historical Literature10. The Writing Lesson of 1381; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Represents the first time that disciples of history and English literature have joined forces to present new interpretations of late fourteenth-century English society. |
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