An Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer

ISBN-13: 9780813044248 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 272 str.

Tison Pugh

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Offers a welcome vade mecum to the Chaucer reader, whether a student or teacher. Impressively interweaving a lifetime of teaching Chaucer with a deep knowledge of his texts, Pugh compresses into one elegantly written, slim handbook the essential Chaucer. A college course in a book And not a dull moment in it. Jane Chance, author of The Literary Subversions of Medieval Women Offers clear synopses of the poet s entire corpus, an engaging description of Chaucer s life and times, a trenchant analysis of his sources, an engaging assessment of his relation to contemporary poets, and a provocative consideration of his subsequent influence upon English literature, including our own (post-) modern pop-culture. Pugh is particularly insightful regarding matters of genre and gender. His introduction to Chaucer serves as both a tight, bright manual for new students of Middle English as well as an excellent review text for all confirmed lovers of Chaucer. William A. Quinn, author of Chaucer s Rehersynges Focusing on genre theory and contemporary cultural connections, Pugh has produced a fresh and stimulating introduction to Chaucer s oeuvre. Kathleen Forni, author of The Chaucerian Apocrypha Always engaging and lucid, An Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer will help even beginners understand and appreciate the poet s writing. David Raybin, coeditor of Chaucer: Contemporary ApproachesGeoffrey Chaucer is widely considered the father of English literature. This introduction begins with a review of his life and the cultural milieu of fourteenth-century England and then expands into analyses of such major works as The Parliament of Fowls, Troilus and Criseyde, and, of course, the Canterbury Tales, examining them alongside a selection of lesser-known verses.Tison Pugh, professor of English at the University of Central Florida, is the author of several books, including Queering Medieval Genres."