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A Concise Companion to Chaucer

ISBN: 978-1-4051-1388-5
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304 pages
February 2006, ©2006, Wiley-Blackwell
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  • A succinct introduction to Chaucer’s major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval thought more generally.

  • Opens with a general introductory section discussing London life and politics, books and authority, manuscripts and readers.

  • Subsequent sections focus on Chaucer’s major works – the dream visions, Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales.

  • Essays highlight the key religious, political and intellectual contexts for each major work.

  • Also covers important general topics, including: medieval literary genres; dream theory; the Church; gender and sexuality; and reading Chaucer aloud.

  • Designed so that each contextual essay can be read alongside one of Chaucer’s major works.

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