The Oxford handbook of Chaucer / edited by Suzanne Conklin Akbari and James Simpson.
| Other author | Akbari, Suzanne Conklin. |
| Other author | Simpson, James, 1954- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2020. |
| Description | xxi, 654 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Handbooks Online Literature |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Chaucer |
| Series | Oxford handbooks |
| Abstract | "As the 'father' of the English literary canon, one of a very few writers to appear in every 'great books' syllabus, Chaucer is seen as an author whose works are fundamentally timeless: an author who, like Shakespeare, exemplifies the almost magical power of poetry to appeal to each generation of readers. Every age remakes its own Chaucer, developing new understandings of how his poetry intersects with contemporary ways of seeing the world, and the place of the subject who lives in it. This Handbook comprises a series of essays by established scholars and emerging voices that address Chaucer's poetry in the context of several disciplines, including late medieval philosophy and science, Mediterranean Studies, comparative literature, vernacular theology, and popular devotion. The volume paints the field in broad strokes and sections include Biography and Circumstances of Daily Life; Chaucer in the European Frame; Philosophy and Science in the Universities; Christian Doctrine and Religious Heterodoxy; and the Chaucerian Afterlife. Taken as a whole, The Oxford Handbook of Chaucer offers a snapshot of the current state of the field, and a bold suggestion of the trajectories along which Chaucer studies are likely to develop in the future"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020941332 |
| ISBN | 9780199582655 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (epub) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |