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This concise companion provides a succinct introduction to Chaucer's major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval thought more generally.

  • Opens with a general introductory section discussing London life and politics, books and authority, manuscripts and readers.
  • Subsequent sections focus on Chaucer’s major works – the dream visions, Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales.
  • Essays highlight the key religious, political and intellectual contexts for each major work.
  • Also covers important general topics, including: medieval literary genres; dream theory; the Church; gender and sexuality; and reading Chaucer aloud.
  • Designed so that each contextual essay can be read alongside one of Chaucer’s major works.

A Concise Companion to Chaucer

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This concise companion provides a succinct introduction to Chaucer's major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 23/12/2005
    ISBN13: 9781405113885, 978-1405113885
    ISBN10: 140511388X

    Number of Pages: 304

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

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    Description

    This concise companion provides a succinct introduction to Chaucer's major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval thought more generally.

    • Opens with a general introductory section discussing London life and politics, books and authority, manuscripts and readers.
    • Subsequent sections focus on Chaucer’s major works – the dream visions, Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales.
    • Essays highlight the key religious, political and intellectual contexts for each major work.
    • Also covers important general topics, including: medieval literary genres; dream theory; the Church; gender and sexuality; and reading Chaucer aloud.
    • Designed so that each contextual essay can be read alongside one of Chaucer’s major works.

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