Chaucer and the Canterbury tales
a short introduction
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Word Count
43,750 words, Guess
Page Count
175 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivechaucercanterbur0000hirs
- ISBN-100631225617
- ISBN-100631225625
- ISBN-139780631225614
- ISBN-139780631225621
and 7 more
- Goodreads1260085', '161713
- LibraryThing4449424
- Library of Congress Control Number2001004356
- OCLC Control Number47665388
- Better World Books9780631225621
- Better World BooksKS-025-921
- Open LibraryOL3938719M
Classifications
- DDC821/.1
- DDCB
- LCCPR1905 .H54 2003
and 1 more
- LCCPR1905.H54 2002
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.
First Sentence
Sometime not very long before 1344, or perhaps in 1344 (the exact year is unknown), a well-connected London wine merchant called John Chaucer celebrated the birth of his first child, a son whom he named Geoffrey.
Description
"Students with little or no prior knowledge of Chaucer, the Canterbury Tales, or the world in which they were produced, will welcome this introduction. Not only does it paint a portrait of the poet against the background of his time, it also considers the major preoccupations of the tales, and provides students with a critical framework for thinking creatively about them." "The book provides the ideal aid to understanding and appreciating Geoffrey Chaucer and his works."--BOOK JACKET.
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Series Statement
- Blackwell introductions to literature
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