チョーサー『カンタベリー物語』 Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales : A Short Introduction (Blackwell Introductions to Literature)

Hirsh, John C.

Blackwell Pub（2002/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 175 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780631225621
• DDC分類 B

基本説明

Gives students a sense of of Cnaucer's other works, including his translation of Boethius, Troilus and Criseyde, The Book of the Duchess, and The Parliament of Fowls.

Full Description

This concise and lively survey introduces students with no prior knowledge to Chaucer, and particularly to The Canterbury Tales. Provides essential facts about Chaucer, as well as a framework for thinking about his poetry. Encourages an engaged reading of The Canterbury Tales. Introduces students to the historical and religious background needed to understand the contexts in which Chaucer wrote.



Provides essential facts about Chaucer, as well as a framework for thinking about his poetry.
Encourages an engaged reading of The Canterbury Tales.
Introduces students to the historical and religious background needed to understand the contexts in which Chaucer wrote.

Contents

Notes on Illustrations. Preface.

Who Was Geoffrey Chaucer?.

Gender and Religion, Race and Class.

Others.

Love.

God.

Visions of Chaucer.

Death.

Conclusion.

Which Tale Was That? A Summary of theCanterbury Tales.

Notes.

Select Bibliography.

Index.

List of Authors, Compilers, Editors, and Translators Referred to in the Select Bibliography.