Oxford Companion to Chaucer

Zusatztext ... will be a gold-mine not just for students of Chaucer or fourteenth century literature but of the medieval period. Douglas Gray is J. R. R. Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language Emeritus at the University of Oxford. Klappentext With over 2!000 entries from an international team of scholars! this new Oxford Companion provides a wealth of clear! up-to-date assessments on all aspects of Chaucer. Entries! both short and long! from "Aaron" to "Zodiac!" provide information on Chaucer's life and times! his works and the characteristics in them! his language and meter! his reading and the creative uses he made of it! and on his major moral and literary themes. Extensive reference is also made to the development of critical opinion about his works over the centuries. Complete with a chronology! a note to readers! illustrations! and extensive cross-referencing! this is a fascinating! practical guide to readers of Chaucer at every level. Zusammenfassung With over 2,000 entries from an international team of scholars, this new Oxford Companion provides a wealth of clear, up-to-date assessments on all aspects of Chaucer. Entries, both short and long, from 'Aaron' to 'Zodiac', provide information on Chaucer's life and times, his works and the characteristics in them, his language and metre, his reading and the creative uses he made of it, and on his major moral and literary themes. Extensive reference is also made to the development of critical opinion about his works over the centuries. Complete with a chronology, a note to readers, illustrations, and extensive cross-referencing, this is a fascinating, practical guide to readers of Chaucer at every level.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Gray
• Assisted by: Douglas Gray (Editor), Douglas (J. R. R. Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language Emeritus Gray (Editor), Gray Douglas (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.09.2003
• EAN: 9780198117650
• ISBN: 978-0-19-811765-0
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 240 mm x 31 mm
• Series: Oxford Companions; Oxford Companions
• Subjects: Education and learning; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary reference works, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: plays and playwrights