Plowman''s Tale - The C. 1532 and 1606 Editions of a Spurious Canterbury Tale

List of contents

1. The Plowman's Tale c. 1533 2. The Plowman's Tale, 1606

About the author

Mary Rhinelander McCarl

Summary

Published in 1997: An edition of the literary virus that inserted itself into the Canterbury Tales and passed as authentic until the late 19th century. The virulent attack on the clergy made possible the Renaissance conception of Chaucer as a pre-Protestant English patriot.

Product details

• Authors: Mary Rhinelander McCarl, Mary Rhinelander McCarl
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9780367145873
• ISBN: 978-0-367-14587-3
• No. of pages: 318
• Series: Routledge Revivals; Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; HISTORY / Ancient / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Literature: history & criticism, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literature: history and criticism