Chaucer And His English Contemporaries
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Author |
: Tony Davenport |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 255 |
Release |
: 1998-07-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781349267385 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1349267384 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chaucer and his English Contemporaries by : Tony Davenport
Modern ways of presenting Chaucer have often made his work seem 'normal' so that The Canterbury Tales and its much-studied General Prologue are seen as archetypes of narrative and prologue. Tony Davenport argues that study of Chaucer's major work alongside contemporary English poems reveals the odd and extreme aspects of Chaucer's writing as well as the daring and experimental qualities in his work. The focus of the book is on strategies of narrative and discourse, but also includes discussion of other much-studied Middle English poems.
Author |
: William Anthony Davenport |
Publisher |
: Red Globe Press |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1998-07-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780333601310 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0333601319 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chaucer and His English Contemporaries by : William Anthony Davenport
In this work, Tony Davenport sets Chaucer's work in the context of other 14th-century English writing. He compares Chaucer's handling of subjects, themes and literary forms with other major poets - Gower, the Gawain-poet, Langland.
Author |
: Marion Turner |
Publisher |
: Princeton University Press |
Total Pages |
: 626 |
Release |
: 2020-09-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780691210155 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0691210152 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chaucer by : Marion Turner
"More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the centre of political life--yet his poems are anything but conventional. Edgy, complicated, and often dark, they reflect a conflicted world, and their astonishing diversity and innovative language earned Chaucer renown as the father of English literature. Marion Turner, however, reveals him as a great European writer and thinker. To understand his accomplishment, she reconstructs in unprecedented detail the cosmopolitan world of Chaucer's adventurous life, focusing on the places and spaces that fired his imagination. Uncovering important new information about Chaucer's travels, private life, and the early circulation of his writings, this innovative biography documents a series of vivid episodes, moving from the commercial wharves of London to the frescoed chapels of Florence and the kingdom of Navarre, where Christians, Muslims, and Jews lived side by side. The narrative recounts Chaucer's experiences as a prisoner of war in France, as a father visiting his daughter's nunnery, as a member of a chaotic Parliament, and as a diplomat in Milan, where he encountered the writings of Dante and Boccaccio. At the same time, the book offers a comprehensive exploration of Chaucer's writings, taking the reader to the Troy of Troilus and Criseyde, the gardens of the dream visions, and the peripheries and thresholds of The Canterbury Tales. By exploring the places Chaucer visited, the buildings he inhabited, the books he read, and the art and objects he saw, this landmark biography tells the extraordinary story of how a wine merchant's son became the poet of The Canterbury Tales." -- Publisher's description.
Author |
: David B. Raybin |
Publisher |
: Penn State Press |
Total Pages |
: 280 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0271035676 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780271035673 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chaucer by : David B. Raybin
"Eleven essays that explore how modern scholarship interprets Chaucer's writings"--Provided by publisher.
Author |
: Laurel Amtower |
Publisher |
: Broadview Press |
Total Pages |
: 482 |
Release |
: 2009-04-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781551117966 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1551117967 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (66 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Companion to Chaucer and his Contemporaries by : Laurel Amtower
A Companion to Chaucer and his Contemporaries provides a detailed introduction to medieval culture, broadly considered. This sourcebook gives readers fuller access to Middle English literary works by situating these works within their sometimes alien historical and cultural contexts. Chapters open with an overview that suggests how contemporary debates and attitudes influence meaning in works like the Canterbury Tales, Piers Plowman, and Mankind. The main body of the text is thematically arranged primary documents and illustrations, such as excerpts from the chronicles, law treatises, sermons, court records, medical and alchemical tracts, and performance records, as well as maps and manuscript illustrations.
Author |
: John Gower |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 428 |
Release |
: 1857 |
ISBN-10 |
: OXFORD:300077074 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis Confessio Amantis of John Gower by : John Gower
Author |
: James I. Wimsatt |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 424 |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015024950811 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chaucer and His French Contemporaries by : James I. Wimsatt
Author |
: Robert Chambers |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 860 |
Release |
: 1902 |
ISBN-10 |
: CHI:77731338 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis Chamber's Cyclopaedia of English Literature by : Robert Chambers
Author |
: Craig E. Bertolet |
Publisher |
: Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages |
: 678 |
Release |
: 2024-10-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781040120644 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1040120644 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer by : Craig E. Bertolet
The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer offers 40 chapters by leading scholars working with contemporary, theoretical, and textual approaches to the poetry and prose of Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1340–1400) in a global context. This volume is an ideal starting point for beginners, offering contemporary perspectives to Chaucer both geographically and intellectually, including: • Exploration of major and lesser-known works, translations, and lyrics, such as The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde • Spatial intersections and external forms of communication • Discussion of identities, cognitions, and patterns of thought, including gender, race, disability, science, and nature. The Routledge Companion to Global Chaucer also includes a section addressing ways of incorporating its material in the classroom to integrate global questions in the teaching of Chaucer’s works. This guide provides post-pandemic, twenty-first century readers a way to teach, learn, and write about Chaucer’s works complete with awareness of their reach, their limitations, and occlusions on a global field of culture.
Author |
: George Lillie Craik |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 636 |
Release |
: 1861 |
ISBN-10 |
: OXFORD:600083752 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Compendious History of English Literature, and of the English Language, from the Norman Conquest by : George Lillie Craik