Oxford Guides to Chaucer: Troilus and Criseyde

Zusatztext provides a rich compendium of knowledge ... highly recommended Informationen zum Autor Barry Windeatt is editor of the Longman edition of Troilus and Criseyde. He had translated and edited The Book of for Penguin and co-edited Chaucer Traditions: Studies in Honour of Derek Brewer (CUP, 1990). Klappentext The Oxford Guides to Chaucer are written to summarize what is known about his works and offer interpretations based on recent advances in both historical knowledge and theoretical understanding. Following the successful Oxford Guide to Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales! this volume looks in depth at Chaucer's masterwork. The guide includes the fullest and most convenient account of Chaucer's use of sources! analysis of the poem's genre! and a readable commentary on all aspects of its themes! structure! and style. The most comprehensive guide to the poem yet written! this work will be invaluable to all scholars and serious students. Zusammenfassung This guide offers students a comprehensive introduction to "Troilus and Criseyde". It includes: a full and convenient account of Chaucer's use of sources; an extended analysis of the poem's generic originality; and a commentary on all aspects of the poem.

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• Authors: B. A. Windeatt, B.a. Windeatt, Barry Windeatt, Barry (Fellow and Director of Studies in Windeatt
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.1995
• EAN: 9780198111948
• ISBN: 978-0-19-811194-8
• No. of pages: 428
• Series: Oxford Guides to Chaucer; Oxford Guides to Chaucer
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies