Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales: A Short Introduction (Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature) - Tapa blanda

Hirsh, John C.

 
9780631225621: Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales: A Short Introduction (Wiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature)
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ISBN 10: 0631225625 ISBN 13: 9780631225621
Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell, 2002

Sinopsis

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.

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Acerca del autor

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 Early English Text Society.

De la contraportada

Students with little or no prior knowledge of Chaucer, the Canterbury Tales, or the world in which they were produced, will welcome this lively and concise introduction. Not only does it paint a portrait of the poet against the background of his time, it also considers the major preoccupations of the tales, and provides students with a critical framework for thinking creatively about them.

The author inspires students to engage with the tales from a variety of perspectives, setting traditional ways of reading them against other newer approaches. Avoiding the tale-by-tale analysis and focus on individual pilgrims common to old-fashioned introductions, he encourages students instead to consider readings which compare and contrast the tales, emphasizing socially constructed analyses.

The book provides the ideal aid to understanding and appreciating Geoffrey Chaucer and his works.

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Editorial
Wiley-Blackwell
Año de publicación
2002
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0631225625
ISBN 13 
9780631225621
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
190
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9780631225614: Chaucer and the "Canterbury Tales": A Short Introduction (Blackwell Introductions to Literature)

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ISBN 10:  0631225617 ISBN 13:  9780631225614
Editorial: Blackwell Publishers, 2002
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