An Introduction to the "Canterbury Tales"
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An Introduction to the "Canterbury Tales" by Helen Phillips
This introduction to the "Canterbury Tales" for students is accessible to first time readers of Chaucer and is also a significant critical study in its own right. It gives full separate readings of each tale, together with clear expositions of the historical and literary backgrounds. Using modern theoretical perspectives, the book focuses particularly on gender, political and narratological approaches. The humour in the Tales and Chaucer's gifts for story telling and dialogue are rooted in an extraordinary perceptiveness about timeless subjects such as human vanity, class consciousness, snobbery, rivalry, robust honesty and self-sacrificing love. This book provides both a clear guide to all aspects of the "Canterbury Tales" and insight into why it continues to be of importance to modern readers.
'A clear contextual study of the Canterbury Tales, invaluable to teachers and students' - Maria Jones, University of Wolverhampton
HELEN PHILLIPS is Professor of English Studies at Cardiff University, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780333636817 |
| ISBN 10 | 0333636813 |
| Title | An Introduction to the "Canterbury Tales" |
| Author | Helen Phillips |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Year published | 1999-12-21 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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