Geoffrey Chaucer by Janette Dillon

Geoffrey Chaucer by Janette Dillon

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Focuses on poetic texts, including "The Canterbury Tales", "Troilus and Creseyde", "The Book of the Duchess" and "The Parliament of Fools", interpreting them within contemporary ideology and literary practice. It situates Chaucer's life and writings within the context of 14th-century history.

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Geoffrey Chaucer by Janette Dillon

This volume situates Chaucer's life and writings within the context of 14th-century history, national and international, giving a broad general outline of the period for those coming to it for the first time. It also focuses on particular poetic texts, including "The Canterbury Tales", "Troilus and Creseyde", "The Book of the Duchess" and "The Parliament of Fools", interpreting them in the light of contemporary ideology and literary practice.
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ISBN 13 9780333542033
ISBN 10 0333542037
Title Geoffrey Chaucer
Author Janette Dillon
Series Writers In Their Time S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Year published 1993-05-11
Number of pages 224
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