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Zusatztext 'a well-written and reliable guide through a mass of material that largely transcends the limitations of its form to offer critical analysis of lasting value.' Informationen zum Autor Helen Cooper is Professor Emeritus of Medieval and Renaissance English at the University of Cambridge. After a Research Fellowship at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, she was appointed to a tutorial fellowship at University College, Oxford, in medieval and early modern English in 1978, as their first woman fellow (and was later made an Honorary Fellow). She then moved to the Chair in Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge in 2004, at Magdalene College (Emeritus Professor and Life Fellow from 2014). She was a co-editor of Medium Ævum 1989-2002 and is a Fellow of the British Academy. Klappentext A new edition of Helen Cooper's comprehensive single-volume guide to the The Canterbury Tales, bringing together a wide range of material and providing an accessible commentary on all aspects of the work. Zusammenfassung Recognised on its first appearance as the most comprehensive single-volume guide to The Canterbury Tales yet produced, this third edition brings the Tales up to date in relation both to recent criticism and to the changing expectations of modern readers. The Guide provide tale-by-tale information on textual variations and sources, together with a readable commentary on thematic issues, structure, style, generic affiliations, and the contribution of each tale to the work as a whole. It concludes with a survey of the many imitations of the tales down to the early seventeenth century. This new edition also takes account of the latest scholarship, theory, and criticism and new interpretations of the tales, including such matters as gender identity, consent, and racial and religious difference.The book is the most comprehensive single-volume guide to the Tales yet produced, bringing together a wide range of disparate material and providing a readable commentary on all aspects of the work. It combines the comprehensive coverage of a reference book with the clarity and coherence of a critical account. Since its first publication in 1989, the Guide has established itself as an indispensable aid for any reader looking to develop their understanding of The Canterbury Tales. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction The Canterbury Tales FRAGMENT I The General Prologue The Knight's Tale The Miller's Tale The Reeve's Tale The Cook's Tale FRAGMENT II The Man of Law's Tale FRAGMENT III The Wife of Bath's Prologue The Wife of Bath's Tale The Friar's Tale The Summoner's Tale FRAGMENT IV The Clerk's Tale The Merchant's Tale FRAGMENT V The Squire's Tale The Franklin's Tale FRAGMENT VI The Placing of the Fragment The Physician's Tale The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale FRAGMENT VII The Placing of the Fragment The Shipman's Tale The Prioress's Tale The Tale of Sir Thopas The Tale of Melibee The Monk's Tale The Nun's Priest's Tale FRAGMENT VIII The Placing of the Fragment The Second Nun's Tale The Canon's Yeoman's Tale FRAGMENT IX The Manciple's Tale FRAGMENT X The Parson's Tale Taking Leave: Chaucer's 'Retractions' Imitations of the Canterbury Tales 1400-1615 General Bibliography Index ...
