Chaucer in Context - Society, Allegory and Gender

Informationen zum Autor S.H. Rigby is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Manchester. Klappentext Amongst the most written about works of English literature, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales still defy categorization, claims the author of this book. Was Chaucer a poet of profound religious piety or a sceptic who questioned all religious and moral certainties? Do his pilgrims reflect the society of the day, or were they a product of an already well-established literary tradition and convention? Surveying and assessing competing critical approaches to Chaucer's work, this text emphasizes a need to see Chaucer in historical context; the context of the social and political concerns of his own day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface**1. Chaucer: real-life observation versus literary convention.**2. Monologic versus Dialogic Chaucer.**3. Allegorical versus humanist Chaucer**4. Misogynist versus feminist Chaucer**5. Conclusion - Chaucer: validity in interpretation.

Product details

• Authors: S. H. Rigby, RIGBY S H
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.01.1997
• EAN: 9780719042362
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-4236-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Manchester Medieval Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies