Chaucer The Canterbury Tales
| Author/creator | Wetherbee, Winthrop Editor |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 2nd ed.,Revised |
| Publication Info | New York : Cambridge University Press |
| Description | 136 p. 20.700 x 013.500 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Landmarks of World Literature Ser. |
| Summary | Annotation This introductory 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. The volume offers students a clear image of the powerful representation of the social reality that makes the Canterbury Tales one of the most important texts in English literature. Emphasis is placed on the language of the poem, the place of Chaucer in subsequent literary tradition, and an entire chapter is devoted to the General Prologue which is widely studied on undergraduate courses. Finally, the volume offers a helpful chronology of the period and an invaluable guide to further reading. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780521832496 |
| ISBN | 0521832497 (Trade Cloth) Out of Print |
| Standard identifier# | 9780521832496 |
| Stock number | 00004933 |