Description
Book SynopsisThis book explores the world in which Chaucer wrote; it offers opportunities for comparison between his work and that of his near contemporaries; and discusses stylistic variations to be found between Chaucer and other writers, and within Chaucer's own texts.
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Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Approaching the Chaucerian age; 2. Approaching the texts; 3. Texts and extracts; 4. Critical approaches, 5. Writing about Chaucer and his contemporaries; 6. Resources.