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Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales: A Short Introduction
John C. Hirsh
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Description for Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales: A Short Introduction
Paperback. The aim of this short book is to introduce Chaucer, "The Canterbury Tales", and far more briefly, some of his other works to the beginning student or reader. Series: Blackwell Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 192 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 2ABC; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 274.
This concise and lively survey introduces students with no prior knowledge to Chaucer, and particularly to The Canterbury Tales. Provides essential facts about Chaucer, as well as a framework for thinking about his poetry. Encourages an engaged reading of The Canterbury Tales. Introduces students to the historical and religious background needed to understand the contexts in which Chaucer wrote.
- Provides essential facts about Chaucer, as well as a framework for thinking about his poetry.
- Encourages an engaged reading of The Canterbury Tales.
- Introduces students to the historical and religious background needed to understand the contexts in which Chaucer wrote.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Introductions to Literature
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631225621
SKU
V9780631225621
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Ref
99-50
About John C. Hirsh
John C. Hirsh is Professor of English at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. His previous publications include The Boundaries of Faith: The Development and Transmission of Medieval Spirituality (1996), The Revelations of Margery Kempe: Paramystical Practices in Late Medieval England (1989) and Hope Emily Allen: Medieval Scholarship and Feminism (1988). He has also edited ‘Barlam and Iosaphat’ (1986) for the ... Read more
Reviews for Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales: A Short Introduction
"This book is a lively, useful guide to beginning readers of the Canterbury Tales. It strikes a good balance between the cultural topics and historical interests that have shaped much contemporary scholarship and the poetic features – character, theme, structure, and linguistic play – that have always attracted Chaucer's readers." Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University "Hirsch releases the ... Read more