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Chaucer in context: Society, allegory and gender: 2 (Manchester Medieval Studies) - Softcover

Rigby, S. H.

 
9780719042362: Chaucer in context: Society, allegory and gender: 2 (Manchester Medieval Studies)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0719042364 ISBN 13: 9780719042362
Publisher: Manchester University Press, 1997

Synopsis

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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About the Author

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

From the Back Cover

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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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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Publisher
Manchester University Press
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0719042364
ISBN 13 
9780719042362
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
224