American Chaucers (New Middle Ages)
Candace Barrington
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Description for American Chaucers (New Middle Ages)
Hardcover. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 460.
This study provides extensive readings of overlooked American reconstructions of Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales from the colonial to postmodern periods, demonstrating how these repackagings convey uniquely American ideas.
This study provides extensive readings of overlooked American reconstructions of Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales from the colonial to postmodern periods, demonstrating how these repackagings convey uniquely American ideas.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
The New Middle Ages
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403965158
SKU
V9781403965158
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99-15
About Candace Barrington
CANDACE BARRINGTON is Associate Professor of English at Central Connecticut State University, USA.
Reviews for American Chaucers (New Middle Ages)
"A pioneering, meticulously-researched account of Chaucer's absorptions into mainstream American culture: one that tells a quite different story from that of his popular fortunes in England. The robust confidence with which Chaucer is adapted to American risk-taking and entrepreneurial strategies, and the importance of cross-gendering women in staging Chaucerian performances, makes for fascinating reading. An important book that helps both ... Read more