Chaucer and the Canterbury tales : a short introduction / John C. Hirsh
| Author(s): | Hirsh, John C |
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| Subjects: | Canterbury tales Poets, English--Middle English, 1100-1500--Biography Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature Tales, Medieval--History and criticism Chaucer, Geoffrey, Canterbury tales Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400 Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400. Canterbury tales |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Malden [Mass.] : Blackwell Pub., 2003 |
| Series: | Blackwell introductions to literature |
| LC Classification: | P, PR |
| Table of Contents: | Note on Illustrations Preface 1. Who Was Geoffrey Chaucer? 1 2. Gender and Religion, Race and Class 29 3. Others 42 4. Love 63 5. God 82 6. Visions of Chaucer 102 7. Death 113 8. Conclusion 132 9. Which Tale Was That? A Summary of the Canterbury Tales 134 Notes 152 Select Bibliography 158 Index 167 List of Authors, Compilers, Editors, and Translators Referred to in the Select Bibliography 174 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2001004356 ISBN: 0631225617 (alk. paper) ISBN: 0631225625 (alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. [152]-166) and indexes |
| Physical Description: | 175 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 47665388 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0631225617 0631225625 |