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"item_title" : "Chaucer in Context",
"item_author" : [" S. H. Rigby "],
"item_description" : "Amongst the most written about works of English literature, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales still defy categorization, claims the author of this book. Was Chaucer a poet of profound religious piety or a sceptic who questioned all religious and moral certainties? Do his pilgrims reflect the society of the day, or were they a product of an already well-established literary tradition and convention? Surveying and assessing competing critical approaches to Chaucer's work, this text emphasizes a need to see Chaucer in historical context; the context of the social and political concerns of his own day.",
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Overview
Amongst the most written about works of English literature, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales still defy categorization, claims the author of this book. Was Chaucer a poet of profound religious piety or a sceptic who questioned all religious and moral certainties? Do his pilgrims reflect the society of the day, or were they a product of an already well-established literary tradition and convention? Surveying and assessing competing critical approaches to Chaucer's work, this text emphasizes a need to see Chaucer in historical context; the context of the social and political concerns of his own day.
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- ISBN-13: 9780719042362
- ISBN-10: 0719042364
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Publish Date: January 1997
- Dimensions: 8.45 x 5.4 x 0.67 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.62 pounds
- Page Count: 224
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