Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-246) and index.
Contents:
Chaucer and genre theory -- Chronology of Chaucer's life and literary connections -- Chaucer's Life and Times. -- Chaucer's Literature. Dream visions: Book of the Duchess,House of Fame, Parliament of Fowls, and Legend of Good Women -- Troilus and Criseyde -- Canterbury Tales -- Miscellaneous verse and a treatise. -- Chaucer's Sources and lnfluences -- Glossary of literary terms and Chaucerian themes -- Pronouncing Chaucer's Middle English -- Word list of Chaucer's Middle English -- Plot outlines of Troilus and Criseyde and the Canterbury Tales by line number.
Summary:
An overview of Chaucer's work, focusing on the most canonical texts, while also providing some analysis of his minor works. It begins with a review of his life and the cultural milieu of fourteenth-century England, a time marked by great dangers, social unrest, and complex court maneuverings. It then expands into analyses of such major works as The Parliament of Fowls, Troilus and Criseyde, and the Canterbury Tales, examining them alongside a selection of lesser-known verses addressing a variety of courtly, religious, and classical themes.
Series:
New perspectives on medieval literature: authors and traditions
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