| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 317 pages) |
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Cambridge companions to literature |
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Cambridge companions to literature
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| Contents |
1. The social and literary scene in England / Paul Strohm -- 2. Chaucer's French inheritance / Ardis Butterfield -- 3. Chaucer's Italian inheritance / David Wallace -- 4. Old books brought to life in dreams: the Book of the Duchess, the House of Fame, the Parliament of Fowls / Piero Boitani -- 5. Telling the story in Troilus and Criseyde / Mark Lambert -- 6. Chance and destiny in Troilus and Criseyde and the Knight's Tale / Jill Mann -- 7. The Legend of Good Women / Julia Boffey and A.S.G. Edwards -- 8. The Canterbury Tales: personal drama or experiments in poetic variety? / C. David Benson -- 9. The Canterbury Tales I: romance / J.A. Burrow -- 10. The Canterbury Tales II: comedy / Derek Pearsall -- 11. The Canterbury Tales III: pathos / Robert Worth Frank, Jr. -- 12. The Canterbury Tales IV: exemplum and fable / A.C. Spearing -- 13. Literary structures in Chaucer / Barry Windeatt -- 14. Chaucer's style / Christopher Cannon -- 15. Chaucer's presence and absence, 1400-1550 / James Simpson -- 16. New approaches to Chaucer / Carolyn Dinshaw -- 17. Further reading: a guide to Chaucer studies / Joerg O. Fichte.06-01-01 |
| Summary |
This revised edition is based on the first edition which has become a classic in Chaucer studies. Important material has been updated in the text, and its contributions cover recent trends in literary theory as well as in studies of Chaucer's works. The bibliography has been completely revised to provide an indispensable guide for today's student of Chaucer |
| Notes |
Revised edition of: The Cambridge Chaucer companion / edited by Piero Boitani and Jill Mann. 1986 |
| Bibliography |
"Further reading: a guide to Chaucer studies": pages 290-306 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Criticism and interpretation -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Criticism and interpretation
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| SUBJECT |
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 fast (OCoLC)fst01812213 |
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English Literature.
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English.
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Languages & Literatures.
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Literatura inglesa (crítica e interpretação)
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Boitani, Piero
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Mann, Jill
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Cambridge University Press
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| ISBN |
0511221495 |
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0511999003 |
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0521815568 |
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0521894670 (pb.) |
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9780511221491 |
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9780511999000 |
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9780521815567 |
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9780521894678 |
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