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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783155303321

Autore

Chaucer Geoffrey <d. 1400., >

Titolo

The tales of the clerk ; and, The wife of Bath / / Geoffrey Chaucer ; edited by Marion Wynne-Davies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 1992

ISBN

1-134-98941-5

1-134-98942-3

1-280-37401-2

9786610374014

0-203-13628-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Collana

Routledge English texts

Altri autori (Persone)

Wynne-DaviesMarion

Disciplina

821/.1

Soggetti

Wife of Bath (Fictitious character)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese Medio (1100-1500)

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-210).

Nota di contenuto

The wife of Bath's prologue and tale -- The clerk's prologue and tale.

Sommario/riassunto

The first feminist edition of these two tales. Wynne-Davies addresses the social and cultural context of the poems' production in a critical commentary to the texts. Also includes a line by line gloss and a historical introduction.