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Author Norton-Smith, John., author

Title Geoffrey Chaucer / John Norton-Smith
Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (291 pages)
Series Routledge Library Editions. Chaucer ; volume 13
Routledge library editions. Chaucer ; v. 13
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; General Preface; Author's Note; Abbreviations; 1 The Book of the Duchess; 2 The Complaint: Venus, Pity and Mars; 3 The House of Fame; 4 The Legend of Good Women; 5 The Canterbury Tales; 6 The Book of Troilus; 7 The Envoi a Scogan and the Envoi a Bukton; Appendix: Moderatio, Moderation and Mesure; Select Bibliography; Index
Summary Originally published in 1974. This book discusses those aspects of Chaucer's art which are concerned with the problem of specific form. These aspects have been concentrated on by the author for Chaucer's major poems and some of his so-called minor poems in separate chapters. It offers a critical evaluation ofsome specificliterary achievements of one of the most important authors of the medieval period. The authorextensively compares Chaucer's poetic technique to contemporary French poets and preceding poetic structure
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 17, 2021)
Subject Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Criticism and interpretation
SUBJECT Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 fast
Subject LITERARY CRITICISM -- Medieval.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Reference.
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
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