Screen LibraryGeoffrey Chaucer in context /
Geoffrey Chaucer is widely acknowledged as the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. His texts are studied extensively but, in order to be fully appreciated, they demand a nuanced understanding of the medieval period. This volume provides freshly illuminated access to Chaucer's writing thro...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, United Kingdom : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Geoffrey Chaucer is widely acknowledged as the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. His texts are studied extensively but, in order to be fully appreciated, they demand a nuanced understanding of the medieval period. This volume provides freshly illuminated access to Chaucer's writing through an unrivalled repertoire of contextual information and perspectives designed to enhance the independence and critical capacities of his modern readers. The featured essays are written not only by distinguished literary scholars but also by leading international historians. Geoffrey Chaucer in Context is an essential reference tool for anyone studying Chaucer and will help readers to identify his different voices and engage with the complexity and colour of his times with new awareness. |
| Carrier Form: | xvi, 481 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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9781107035645 (hardcover : alkaline paper) : 1107035643 (hardcover : alkaline paper) 9781108579124 (electronic book) 1108579124 (electronic book) |
| Index Number: | PR1905 |
| CLC: | I561.064 |
| Call Number: | I561.064/G343 |
| Contents: |
Contextualising contexts of Chaucer / Chaucer as context. What was Chaucer like? / Chaucer's life and literary 'profession' / Books, discourse and traditions. Chaucer's linguistic invention / Chaucer and London English / Manuscripts and manuscript culture / Chaucer's books / Authority / Literary theory and literary roles / Metre and versification / Dialogue / Romance / Love / Chaucer and the classics / The French context / The Italian tradition / The English context / Chaucer's competitors / Boethius / Humans, the world and beyond. Chaucer's God / Holiness / Secularity / The self / Women / Sex and lust / Animals in Chaucer / Culture, learning and disciplines. Childhood and education / Philosophy / The Medieval universe / Medicine and the mortal body / The Law / Art / Architecture / Heraldry, heralds and Chaucer / Political and social contexts. Dissent and orthodoxy / Church, religion and culture / England at home and abroad / Chaucer's borders / Rank and social orders / Chivalry / Chaucer and the polity / The economy / Towns, villages and the land / London's Chaucer : a psychogeography / Everyday life / Household and home / Marriage / Dress / Chaucer traditions. The First Chaucerians : reception in the 1400s / The reception of Chaucer in the Renaissance / The reception of Chaucer from Dryden to Wordsworth / The reception of Chaucer from the Victorians to the twenty-first century / Cyber-Chaucer / |