This concise companion provides 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...
This concise companion provides a succinct introduction to Chaucer's major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval thought more general...
A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts.
Focuses on the fiction that has emerged since the late 1970s, roughly since the start of the Thatcher era.
Comprises original essays from major scholars.
Topics range from the rise and fall of the postcolonial novel to controversies over the celebrity author.
The emphasis is on the whole fiction scene, from bookstores and prizes...
A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, ...
This Concise Companion launches students into the study of English Renaissance literature through the central contexts that informed it.
Places the poetry within contexts such as: economics; religion; empire and exploration; education, humanism and rhetoric; censorship and patronage; royal marriage and succession; treason and rebellion; -others- in England; private lives; cosmology and the body; and life-writing.
Incorporates recent developments in the field, as well as work soon to be published.
Entices students to explore the subject...
This Concise Companion launches students into the study of English Renaissance literature through the central contexts that informed it. ...
A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, and economic contexts.
Focuses on the fiction that has emerged since the late 1970s, roughly since the start of the Thatcher era.
Comprises original essays from major scholars.
Topics range from the rise and fall of the postcolonial novel to controversies over the celebrity author.
The emphasis is on the whole fiction scene, from bookstores and prizes...
A Concise Companion to Contemporary British Fiction offers an authoritative overview of contemporary British fiction in its social, political, ...
