Geoffrey Chaucer : the Canterbury tales /

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"This guide places The Canterbury Tales in the context of the crisis in English society in the fourteenth century. It examines the social diversity of Chaucer's pilgrims, the stylistic range of their tales and the psychological richness of their interaction. Emphasis is placed on the langu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wetherbee, Winthrop, 1938-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Edición:2nd ed.
Colección:Landmarks of world literature.
Temas:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400. > Canterbury tales.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > m. 1400. > Canterbury tales.
Canterbury tales (Chaucer, Geoffrey)
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature.
Tales, Medieval > History and criticism.
Contes médiévaux > Histoire et critique.
POETRY > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature
Tales, Medieval
The Canterbury Tales (Chaucer)
Poetry in English > Chaucer, Geoffrey, 1340?-1400
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chronology; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The General Prologue; Chapter 3 Gentles: chivalry and the courtly world; Chapter 4 Churls: commerce and the materialworld; Chapter 5 Women; Chapter 6 The art and problems of tale-telling; Chapter 7 The final tales; Chapter 8 Afterword: the reception of the Canterbury Tales; Guide to further reading.

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