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Originally published in 1951. Kemp Malone provides a guide to reading Chaucer's work that is intended for readers who are familiar with Chaucer's work but who are not Chaucerians. The first chapter places Chaucer in the historical and literary context of the fourteenth century. The other essays focus on Chaucer's poetry by providing historicized interpretations of Chaucer's work and methods for each poem.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Geoffrey Chaucer and the fourteenth Century
Chapter 2. The Book of the Duchess
Chapter 3. The House of Fame
Chapter 4. The Parliament of Fowls
Chapter 5. The Legend of Good Women
Chapter 6. Troilus and Criseyde
Chapter 7. Troilus and Criseyde (Continued)
Chapter 8. The General Prolog of the 'Canterbury Tales"
Chapter 9. The Canterbury Pilgrims
Chapter 10. The Canterbury Pilgrims (Continued)
Chapter 11. The Canterbury Pilgrims (Continued)
Index of Proper Names and Pilgrims

Chapters on Chaucer

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      Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 26/01/2020
      ISBN13: 9781421433851, 978-1421433851
      ISBN10: 1421433850
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      Literature: history and criticism

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Originally published in 1951. Kemp Malone provides a guide to reading Chaucer's work that is intended for readers who are familiar with Chaucer's work but who are not Chaucerians. The first chapter places Chaucer in the historical and literary context of the fourteenth century. The other essays focus on Chaucer's poetry by providing historicized interpretations of Chaucer's work and methods for each poem.

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1. Geoffrey Chaucer and the fourteenth Century
      Chapter 2. The Book of the Duchess
      Chapter 3. The House of Fame
      Chapter 4. The Parliament of Fowls
      Chapter 5. The Legend of Good Women
      Chapter 6. Troilus and Criseyde
      Chapter 7. Troilus and Criseyde (Continued)
      Chapter 8. The General Prolog of the 'Canterbury Tales"
      Chapter 9. The Canterbury Pilgrims
      Chapter 10. The Canterbury Pilgrims (Continued)
      Chapter 11. The Canterbury Pilgrims (Continued)
      Index of Proper Names and Pilgrims

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