Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

ISBN-13: 9780333739327 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 206 str.

Gail Ashton

Opis

Provides textual analysis of the Tales by the Miller, Nun's Priest, the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner, as well as Chaucer's General Prologue. This book demonstrates some approaches which can be used to learn about style, structure, multiple voices and key themes in Chaucer's work.

Spis treści

General Editor's Preface.- Acknowledgements.- PART 1: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF ANALYSIS An Introduction to Chaucer.- Style and Narrative Skills.- Voice, Narration and Form.- Themes, Tensions, and Ambiguities.- PART 2: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS Chaucer and His Work.- Critical Approaches to Chaucer's Work.- Further Reading.- Bibliography.- Index.

O autorze

GAIL ASHTON has spent fifteen years in the teaching profession, guiding students in a variety of schools. She has recently completed a doctorate in Medieval Literature.