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Chaucer and the Late Medieval World
Lillian M. Bisson
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Description for Chaucer and the Late Medieval World
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; DSC; JFCX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
Divided between the outer world of affairs and the inner world of poetic insight, Chaucer sought to make sense of his changing, conflicting world. In Chaucer and the Late Medieval World , Lillian M. Bisson examines the societal issues that the poet explored in his work. She focuses on three major areas of medieval life - religion, class/commerce, and gender - all of which were experiencing considerable change in the fourteenth century. The book builds a bridge between an unmediated encounter with Chaucer's texts and the more specialized discussions found in most contemporary criticism, and provides a detailed analysis of ... Read more
Divided between the outer world of affairs and the inner world of poetic insight, Chaucer sought to make sense of his changing, conflicting world. In Chaucer and the Late Medieval World , Lillian M. Bisson examines the societal issues that the poet explored in his work. She focuses on three major areas of medieval life - religion, class/commerce, and gender - all of which were experiencing considerable change in the fourteenth century. The book builds a bridge between an unmediated encounter with Chaucer's texts and the more specialized discussions found in most contemporary criticism, and provides a detailed analysis of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312224660
SKU
V9780312224660
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About Lillian M. Bisson
LILLIAN M. BISSON is Professor of English and Chair of the Literature and Languages Department at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia.
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