Description |
x, 115 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. |
Series |
Twayne's masterwork studies ; no. 4 |
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Twayne's masterwork studies ; no. 4.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-112) and index. |
Contents |
1. Historical context. The fourteenth century ; The intellectual milieu -- 2. The Canterbury tales and the tradition of English literature. The importance of the work ; Critical reception -- 3. The philosophical debate -- 4. Finding the audience -- 5. The general prologue -- 6. Language redeemed. The miller's tale ; The wife of Bath's tale ; The pardoner's tale ; The nun's priest's tale -- 7. Conclusion. |
Summary |
Unravels the complex interplay of the realistic, the grotesque, and the sublime, and discusses the multiplicity of meanings held within narrative and poetic forms. |
Subject |
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Canterbury tales.
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Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature.
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Tales, Medieval -- History and criticism.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Philosophy.
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Philosophy, Medieval, in literature.
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Nominalism in literature.
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ISBN |
0805779523 |
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0805780041 (paperback) |
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