Andrew Higl

Playing the Canterbury Tales

The Continuations and Additions

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Addresses the additions, continuations, and reordering of the "Canterbury Tales" found in the manuscripts and early printed editions of the "Tales". Using examples and theories from new media studies, the author demonstrates that the "Tales" are best viewed as an "interactive fiction," reshaped by active readers.

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Playing the Canterbury Tales addresses the additions, continuations and reordering found in early copies of the Canterbury Tales. Using examples and theories from new media studies, Higl demonstrates that the Tales are best viewed as an 'interactive fiction.' Readers participated in the on-going creation and production of the tales by adding new text, rearranging existing text, and through this textual transmission, introduced new social and literary meaning to the work.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9781409427285
• ISBN-10: 1409427285
• Artikelnr.: 41251260

Autorenporträt

Andrew Higl is an assistant professor of English at Winona State University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Reclaiming the 'Spurious'? and 'Apocryphal'?
Chapter 2 Thresholds to the Tales
Chapter 3 The Many John Lydgates in the World of the Tales
Chapter 4 The Movable Parts of Northumberland MS 455
Chapter 5 Geoffrey's Games in the Tale of Beryn
Chapter 6 Playing Games with the Plowmen
Chapter 7 Answering the Riddle of the Cook's Tale
conclusion Conclusion