Chaucer and the Death of the Political Animal

Zusatztext "Chaucer and the Death of the Political Animal will be of interest to those who are employed in comparative approaches to literature as well as to scholars interested in Chaucer's poetics and its relation to philosophical practice. It will also be a valuable book for those who wish to entertain new and imaginative ways of reading canonical poetry from the edge of scholarly tradition." (Liam Lewis! Studies in the Age of Chaucer! Vol. 38! 2016)  Informationen zum Autor Jameson S. Workman is an Independent Scholar based in the USA. Klappentext Drawing from classical myth, the history of philosophy, literature, film, music, and painting, Workman connects the artistic claims of Chaucer and tests them against similar gestures in the history of philosophy and literature. What results is a radical retake on Chaucer as a philosopher and poet, upending any preconceived views. Zusammenfassung Drawing from classical myth! the history of philosophy! literature! film! music! and painting! Workman connects the artistic claims of Chaucer and tests them against similar gestures in the history of philosophy and literature. What results is a radical retake on Chaucer as a philosopher and poet! upending any preconceived views. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Poetry's Old War 2. The Broken Flood of the 3. The Runaway Gods of the 4. The Lost World of the

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"Chaucer and the Death of the Political Animal will be of interest to those who are employed in comparative approaches to literature as well as to scholars interested in Chaucer's poetics and its relation to philosophical practice. It will also be a valuable book for those who wish to entertain new and imaginative ways of reading canonical poetry from the edge of scholarly tradition." (Liam Lewis, Studies in the Age of Chaucer, Vol. 38, 2016)

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• Authors: Jameson S Workman, Jameson S. Workman
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2015
• EAN: 9781137456519
• ISBN: 978-1-137-45651-9
• No. of pages: 291
• Series: The New Middle Ages; The New Middle Ages
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; B, Cultural Studies, Cultural Theory, Philosophy, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Literature: history & criticism, Literary theory, Metaphysics, Culture—Study and teaching, European Literature, Philosophy, general, Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval, British literature, British and Irish Literature, Palgrave Literature Collection, Literature—Philosophy, Medieval Literature, Literature, Medieval