9780820319209 - Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves: The Primary Texts (The Chaucer Library) (8 resultados)

Cloth Over Boards. Condición: Fine. No Jacket. This book has been bound in a bright red cloth with silver lettering on the spine, silver decoration center of front board. There is no corner bumping or edge wear. Text is clean and tight in it's binding. No ownership or other markings. Upper edge of the text block has small black spot and library stamp, otherwise the book would be as new. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Condición: New.

Hardcover. Condición: new. Hardcover. The three medieval texts that make up Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves have formed a vital part of Chaucerian research for more than half a century. Integrated here for the first time, these texts now form a cornerstone volume of the Chaucer Library series.Near the end of her prologue, Chaucer's Wife of Bath tells how her fifth husband, Jankyn, a clerk of Oxford, taunted her by reading from a collection of antifeminist tracts. The contents of Jankyn's book include three texts that enjoyed wide distribution in the later Middle Ages: Walter Map's "Dissuasio Valerii," Theophrastus's "De Nuptiis," and Jerome's "Adversus Jovinianum." The first two are reproduced in their entirety in this volume, with selections from the third.The editors examine Jankyn's book from many angles, including the extensive manuscript sources from which it may be reconstructed, background information for its literary appreciation, and Chaucer's use of the materials. The publication of this volume, the fourth in the Chaucer Library, represents a major event for medievalists. The three medieval texts that make up Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves have formed a vital part of Chaucerian research for more than half a century. Integrated here for the first time, these texts now form a cornerstone volume of the Chaucer Library series. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condición: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condición: New. The three medieval texts that make up "Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves" have formed a vital part of Chaucerian research for more than 50 years. The editors examine Jankyn's book from many angles, including the extensive manuscript sources, background information, and Chaucer's use of the materials. Editor(s): Hanna, Ralph, III; Lawler, Traugott. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 facsim. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 689. . 1997. Hardcover. . . . .

Hardcover. Condición: Brand New. 282 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condición: New. &Uumlber den AutorRalph Hanna III is a professor of English at the University of California, Riverside, and lecturer in paleography at Oxford University. He is the author of several books, including Pursuing History: Middle English Man.

Condición: New. The three medieval texts that make up "Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves" have formed a vital part of Chaucerian research for more than 50 years. The editors examine Jankyn's book from many angles, including the extensive manuscript sources, background information, and Chaucer's use of the materials. Editor(s): Hanna, Ralph, III; Lawler, Traugott. Num Pages: 296 pages, 1 facsim. BIC Classification: 2AB; DNF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 689. . 1997. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.