| Autore |
Prendergast Thomas A (Thomas Augustine)
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| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Hoboken, New Jersey ; ; Chichester, West Sussex, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , [2020]
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (xiii, 212 pages)
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| Disciplina |
821.1
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| ISBN |
1-119-19407-5
1-119-19406-7
1-119-19408-3
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Introduction: Mythical Chaucer -- Chaucer is the father of English literature -- Chaucer was the first English poet -- Chaucer suffered an unrequited love -- Chaucer's marriage was unhappy -- Chaucer's son Thomas was John of Gaunt's bastard -- Chaucer's language is too difficult for modern readers -- The Canterbury pilgrims represent all social classes and character types -- The Canterbury pilgrims are based on real people -- The Canterbury pilgrims form a "merry company" -- Chaucer was a feminist -- Chaucer was guilty of rape -- Chaucer had a falling out with his best friend -- Chaucer lived in the Middle Ages -- Chaucer was a proto-Protestant -- Chaucer was antisemitic -- Chaucer was a spy -- Chaucer was a crook -- Chaucer was a political opportunist -- The Wife of Bath murdered her husbands -- Chaucer "outs" the Pardoner -- Chaucer never finished the Canterbury Tales -- Chaucer is obscene -- Chaucer was skeptical of chivalry -- Chaucer described himself in his works -- Chaucer wrote the first psychological novel in English -- Chaucer was in danger of being thrown in debtor's prison -- Chaucer renounced his works on his deathbed -- Chaucer is buried in his own tomb -- Chaucer was the first poet laureate -- Contemporary literary theory is irrelevant to Chaucer.
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| Altri titoli varianti |
Thirty great myths about Chaucer
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910678059603321 |
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30 great myths about Chaucer / / Thomas A. Prendergast and Stephanie Trigg
