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List of contents
Prelude 1. In the Beginning 2. Education 3. The Courtly Life 4. The English and European Literary Traditions 5. Courtier and Soldier 6. 'The Book of the Duchess I'; Quest and Commemoration 7. 'The Book of the Duchess II'; Dreaming the Spoken and Written Self 8. 'The Book of the Duchess III'; Death, Laughter, Repetition9. Diplomat and Civil Servant; Private and Public Trouble 10. From 'House of Fame' to 'Parliament of Fowls'; Discontent and Search 11. 'The Parliament of Fowls'; Communiality and Conflict 12. The Fair Chain of Love: The Consolations of Philosophy and Verse 13. Love and Death; 'The Tale of Palamon and Arcite' 14. 'Troilus and Criseyde I'; From a View to a Death 15. 'Troilus and Criseyde II': The Lore of Love 16. 'The Legend of Good Women'; Cupid's Saints 17. Prologue to the 'Cantebury Tales' 18. 'The Cantebury Tales I'; Love and Rivalry; Tragedy and Comedy 19. 'The Cantebury Tales II'; Constancy and Inconstancy; Love and Anger; Trouthe and Gentilesse 20. 'The Cantebury Tales III'; Family Honour; You Find What you Look For 21. 'The Cantebury Tales IV'; A Gift Returned; Virginity and Martyrdom; Parody and Prudence; Flattery and Reversal 22. 'The Cantebury Tales V'; Spirit and Matter; Restraint and Repentance 23. Closure and Beyond Bibliography
About the author
D. S. Brewer
Summary
In this completely re-written edition, Professor Brewer has taken into account recent literary criticism, both challenging new ideas and using them to analyse Chaucer's work. He has also included a more detailed account of The Book of the Duchess.
