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02972aam a22003618i 4500 001 4F0DE970AAD111EE853AF3262BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240104011316 008 230914t20242024miu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023032803 020 $a 0472133446 020 $a 9780472133444 035 $a (OCoLC)1385400130 040 $a MiU/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d SILO 041 0 $a enm $a enm 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a PR1874 P84 2024 084 $a POE022000 $a POE022000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Pugh, Tison, $e author. 245 10 $a Bad Chaucer : $b the great poet's greatest mistakes in the Canterbury Tales / $c Tison Pugh. 264 1 $a Ann Arbor, Michigan : $b University of Michigan Press, $c 2024. 300 $a pages cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-257) and index. 520 3 $a Acclaimed for centuries as the "Father of English Literature," Geoffrey Chaucer enjoys widespread and effusive praise for his classic Canterbury Tales-and rightfully so. Still, even the greatest of authors cannot claim perfection, and so Bad Chaucer: The Great Poet's Greatest Mistakes in the Canterbury Tales analyzes his various missteps, missed opportunities, and other blunders in this peerless masterpiece. From a vexing catalog of trees in the Knight's Tale to the flirtations with blasphemy in the Parson's Tale, this volume progresses through the Canterbury Tales story by story, tale by tale, pondering the most egregious failing of each in turn. Viewed collectively, Chaucer's troubles stem from clashing genres that disrupt interpretive clarity, themeless themes that undermine any message a tale might convey, mischaracterized characters who act without clear motivation, purposeful and otherwise pleasureful badness that show Chaucer's appreciation for the humor of bad literature, and outmoded perspectives that threaten to alienate modern readers. Badness is not always to be lamented but often celebrated, even cherished, for badness infuses artistic creations with the vitality that springs from varied responses, spirited engagements, and the inherent volatility of enjoying literature. On the whole, Bad Chaucer: The Great Poet's Greatest Mistakes in the Canterbury Tales swerves literary criticism in a new direction by examining the provocative question, for too long overlooked, of what this great author got wrong. 546 $a In English, with selections from Chaucer in Middle English. 600 10 $a Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d -1400. $t Canterbury tales. 700 1 $a Chaucer, Geoffrey, $d -1400. $t Canterbury tales. $k Selections. 710 2 $a Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), $e publisher. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Pugh, Tison. $t Bad Chaucer $d Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2024 $z 9780472221257 $w (DLC) 2023032803 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240502013522.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4F0DE970AAD111EE853AF3262BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search