Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales: A Short Introduction - Couverture souple

Hirsh, John C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0631225625 ISBN 13 : 9780631225621

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2002

Synopsis

This concise and lively survey introduces students with no prior knowledge to Chaucer, and particularly to The Canterbury Tales. Provides essential facts about Chaucer, as well as a framework for thinking about his poetry. Encourages an engaged reading of The Canterbury Tales. Introduces students to the historical and religious background needed to understand the contexts in which Chaucer wrote.

• Provides essential facts about Chaucer, as well as a framework for thinking about his poetry.
• Encourages an engaged reading of The Canterbury Tales.
• Introduces students to the historical and religious background needed to understand the contexts in which Chaucer wrote.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John C. Hirsh is Professor of English at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. His previous publications include The Boundaries of Faith: The Development and Transmission of Medieval Spirituality (1996), The Revelations of Margery Kempe: Paramystical Practices in Late Medieval England (1989) and Hope Emily Allen: Medieval Scholarship and Feminism (1988). He has also edited 'Barlam and Iosaphat' (1986) for the Early English Text Society.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0631225625
• ISBN 13: 9780631225621
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 190
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• Personne responsable: non disponible