Corinne (Hrsg.) Saunders

A Concise Companion to Chaucer

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This concise companion provides a succinct introduction to Chaucer's major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval thought more generally. Opens with a general introductory section discussing London life and politics, books and authority, manuscripts and readers. Subsequent sections focus on Chaucer's major works - the dream visions, Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales. Essays highlight the key religious, political and intellectual contexts for each major work. Also covers important general topics, including: medieval literary genres; dream theory; the Church; gender and sexuality; and reading Chaucer aloud. Designed… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-1-4051-1388-5
EAN: 9781405113885
Produktnummer: 1861955
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Seitenangabe: 306 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.6 cm 446 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 446

Über den Autor

Corinne Saunders is Reader in Medieval Literature at the University of Durham. Her previous publications include The Forest of Medieval Romance (1993), Rape and Ravishment in the Literature of Medieval England (2001), Chaucer (2001) in the Blackwell Guides to Criticism series, and A Companion to Romance: From Classical to Contemporary (Blackwell Publishing, 2004).