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245 14 a| The Cambridge Introduction to Chaucer /c| Alastair Minnis.;

264 1 a| Cambridge ;a| New York :b| Cambridge University Press,c| 2014.;

300 a| ix, 167 pages ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| Cambridge introductions to...;

520 a| "Geoffrey Chaucer is the best-known and most widely read of all medieval British writers, famous for his scurrilous humour and biting satire against the vices and absurdities of his age. Yet he was also a poet of passionate love, sensitive to issues of gender and sexual difference, fascinated by the ideological differences between the pagan past and the Christian present, and a man of science, knowledgeable in astronomy, astrology and alchemy. This concise book is an ideal starting point for study of all his major poems, particularly The Canterbury Tales, to which two chapters are devoted. It offers close readings of individual texts, presenting various possibilities for interpretation, and includes discussion of Chaucer's life, career, historical context and literary influences. An account of the various ways in which he has been understood over the centuries leads into an up-to-date, annotated guide to further reading"--c| Provided by publisher.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: life and historical contexts -- 1. Love and lore: the shorter poems -- 2. Fictions of antiquity: Troilus and Criseyde and The Legend of Good Women -- 3. The Canterbury Tales, I: war, love, laughter -- 4. The Canterbury Tales, II: experience and authority -- Afterword -- Guide to further reading -- Index.;

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The Cambridge Introduction to Chaucer / Alastair Minnis.

Author/creator	Minnis, A. J. author.
Format	Book
Publication	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Description	ix, 167 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400--Criticism and interpretation.

Series	Cambridge introductions to... Cambridge introductions to literature. ^A702159
Contents	Introduction: life and historical contexts -- 1. Love and lore: the shorter poems -- 2. Fictions of antiquity: Troilus and Criseyde and The Legend of Good Women -- 3. The Canterbury Tales, I: war, love, laughter -- 4. The Canterbury Tales, II: experience and authority -- Afterword -- Guide to further reading -- Index.
Abstract	"Geoffrey Chaucer is the best-known and most widely read of all medieval British writers, famous for his scurrilous humour and biting satire against the vices and absurdities of his age. Yet he was also a poet of passionate love, sensitive to issues of gender and sexual difference, fascinated by the ideological differences between the pagan past and the Christian present, and a man of science, knowledgeable in astronomy, astrology and alchemy. This concise book is an ideal starting point for study of all his major poems, particularly The Canterbury Tales, to which two chapters are devoted. It offers close readings of individual texts, presenting various possibilities for interpretation, and includes discussion of Chaucer's life, career, historical context and literary influences. An account of the various ways in which he has been understood over the centuries leads into an up-to-date, annotated guide to further reading"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other form	ebook version 9781316121542
Genre/form	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
LCCN	2014034913
ISBN	9781107064867 (hardback)
ISBN	1107064864 (hardback)
ISBN	9781107699908 (paperback)
ISBN	1107699908 (paperback)
Standard identifier#	40024209748

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