S. H. Rigby

Chaucer in context (eBook, PDF)

Society, allegory and gender

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Amongst the most written about works of English literature, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales still defy categorization, claims the author of this book. Was Chaucer a poet of profound religious piety or a sceptic who questioned all religious and moral certainties? Do his pilgrims reflect the society of the day, or were they a product of an already well-established literary tradition and convention? Surveying and assessing competing critical approaches to Chaucer's work, this text emphasizes a need to see Chaucer in historical context; the context of the social and political concerns of his own day.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bonnier Books UK
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526148247
• Artikelnr.: 60366388

Autorenporträt

S.H. Rigby is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Manchester

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Chaucer: real-life observation versus literary convention.
2. Monologic versus Dialogic Chaucer.
3. Allegorical versus humanist Chaucer
4. Misogynist versus feminist Chaucer
5. Conclusion - Chaucer: validity in interpretation.