Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

2. Revised Auflage 2003
ISBN: 978-0-521-83249-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 136 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 228 g

Reihe: Landmarks of World Literature (New)

This introductory guide places the Canterbury Tales in the context of the crisis in English society in the fourteenth century. It examines the social diversity of Chaucer's pilgrims, the stylistic range of their tales and the psychological richness of their interaction. The volume offers students a clear image of the powerful representation of the social reality that makes the Canterbury Tales one of the most important texts in English literature. Emphasis is placed on the language of the poem, the place of Chaucer in subsequent literary tradition, and an entire chapter is devoted to the General Prologue which is widely studied on undergraduate courses. Finally, the volume offers a helpful chronology of the period and an invaluable guide to further reading.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wetherbee, Winthrop (Cornell University, New York)

Wetherbee, Winthrop

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chronology; 1. Introduction; 2. The general prologue; 3. Gentles: chivalry and the courtly world; 4. Churls: commerce and the material world; 5. Women; 6. The art and problems of tale-telling; 7. The final tales; 8. Afterword: the reception of The Canterbury Tales.