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Autore: |
Wetherbee Winthrop <1938->
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Titolo: |
Geoffrey Chaucer : the Canterbury tales / / Winthrop Wetherbee [[electronic resource]]
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Pubblicazione: | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004 |
Edizione: | Second edition. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (v, 126 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
Disciplina: | 821/.1 |
Soggetto topico: | Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature |
Tales, Medieval - History and criticism | |
Note generali: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-125). |
Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chronology; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The General Prologue; Chapter 3 Gentles: chivalry and the courtly world; Chapter 4 Churls: commerce and the material world; Chapter 5 Women; Chapter 6 The art and problems of tale-telling; Chapter 7 The final tales; Chapter 8 Afterword: the reception of the Canterbury Tales; Guide to further reading |
Sommario/riassunto: | This introductory guide places the Canterbury Tales in the context of the crisis in English society in the fourteenth century. It examines the social diversity of Chaucer's pilgrims, the stylistic range of their tales and the psychological richness of their interaction. The volume offers students a clear image of the powerful representation of the social reality that makes the Canterbury Tales one of the most important texts in English literature. Emphasis is placed on the language of the poem, the place of Chaucer in subsequent literary tradition, and an entire chapter is devoted to the General Prologue which is widely studied on undergraduate courses. Finally, the volume offers a helpful chronology of the period and an invaluable guide to further reading. |
Altri titoli varianti: | Canterbury tales |
Chaucer : the Canterbury tales | |
Titolo autorizzato: | Geoffrey Chaucer ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-107-14884-7 |
1-283-32915-8 | |
0-511-16542-0 | |
9786613329158 | |
0-511-80332-X | |
0-511-16608-7 | |
0-511-16413-0 | |
0-511-56679-4 | |
0-511-16493-9 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910457673003321 |
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