Historians on Chaucer: The 'General Prologue' to the Canterbury Tales by Stephen

Description: Historians on Chaucer by Stephen Rigby, Alastair Minnis Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Historians on Chaucer brings together 25 experts in the history of fourteenth-century England to discuss one of the most famous works of Middle English literature--Geoffrey Chaucers General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales--in relation to the economic change, social issues, and religious controversies of the period. Publisher Description As literary scholars have long insisted, an interdisciplinary approach is vital if modern readers are to make sense of works of medieval literature. In particular, rather than reading the works of medieval authors as addressing us across the centuries about some timeless or ahistorical human condition, critics from a wide range of theoretical approaches have in recent years shown how the work of poets such as Chaucer constituted engagements with the powerrelations and social inequalities of their time. Yet, perhaps surprisingly, medieval historians have played little part in this historical turn in the study of medieval literature. The aim of this volume isto allow historians who are experts in the fields of economic, social, political, religious, and intellectual history the chance to interpret one of the most famous works of Middle English literature, Geoffrey Chaucers General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales, in its contemporary context. Rather than resorting to traditional historical attempts to see Chaucers descriptions of the Canterbury pilgrims as immediate reflections of historical reality or as portraits of real-life peoplewhom Chaucer knew, the contributors to this volume have sought to show what interpretive frameworks were available to Chaucer in order to make sense of reality and how he adapted his literary and ideologicalinheritance so as to engage with the controversies and conflicts of his own day. Beginning with a survey of recent debates about the social meaning of Chaucers work, the volume then discusses each of the Canterbury pilgrims in turn. Historians on Chaucer should be of interest to all scholars and students of medieval culture whether they are specialists in literature or history, Author Biography Stephen Rigby was educated at Sheffield and London universities. He has published widely on social theory, medieval English social and economic history, Middle English literature, and medieval political theory.Alastair Minnis is currently the Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of English at Yale University. Formerly he taught at the Queens University of Belfast, Bristol University, and the University of York. His research methodology brings together reading strategies from literary criticism and the history of ideas, and an interest in medieval philosophy and theology has informed much of his work. He is a Fellow of the English Association and of the Medieval Academy of America. Details ISBN 0199689547 ISBN-13 9780199689545 Title Historians on Chaucer Author Stephen Rigby, Alastair Minnis Format Hardcover Year 2014 Pages 524 Publisher Oxford University Press GE_Item_ID:102015802; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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