Research Catalog

Title

Geoffrey Chaucer in context / edited by Ian Johnson, University of St Andrews.

Publication

• Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
• ©2019

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Details

Additional Authors

Johnson, Ian R. (Ian Richard)

Description

xvi, 481 pages : illustrations (black and white); 24 cm

Summary

Geoffrey Chaucer is widely acknowledged as the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. His texts are studied extensively but, in order to be fully appreciated, they demand a nuanced understanding of the medieval period. This volume provides freshly illuminated access to Chaucer's writing through an unrivalled repertoire of contextual information and perspectives designed to enhance the independence and critical capacities of his modern readers. The featured essays are written not only by distinguished literary scholars but also by leading international historians. Geoffrey Chaucer in Context is an essential reference tool for anyone studying Chaucer and will help readers to identify his different voices and engage with the complexity and colour of his times with new awareness.

Subject

• Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 > Criticism and interpretation
• Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
• 1100-1500
• English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500 > History and criticism
• English literature > Middle English

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Part I. Chaucer as context -- What was Chaucer like? / J.A. Burrow -- Chaucer's life and literary 'profession' / Andrew Galloway -- Part II. Books, discourse and traditions: Chaucer's linguistic invention / Jeremy J. Smith -- Chaucer and London English / Jeremy J. Smith -- Manuscripts and manuscript culture / Rhiannon Purdie -- Chaucer's books / Wendy Scase -- Authority / Mishtooni Bose -- Literary theory and literary roles / Ian Johnson -- Metre and versification / Ad Putter -- Dialogue / Sarah James -- Romance / Stephen H.A. Shepherd -- Love / Corinne Saunders -- Chaucer and the classics / Vincent Gillespie -- French context / Stephanie A. Virbeck Gibbs Kamath -- Italian tradition / K.P. Clarke -- The English context / Marion Turner -- Chaucer's competitors / Wendy Scase -- Boethius / Tim William Machan -- Part III. Humans, the world and beyond: Chaucer's God / Ryan Perry -- Holiness / Marlene Villalobos Hennessy -- Secularity / Alastair Minnis -- Self / Valerie Allen -- Women / Rosalynn Voaden -- Sex and lust / Bruce Holsinger -- Animals in Chaucer / Gillian Rudd -- Part IV. Culture, learning and disciplines: Childhood and education / Nicholas Orme -- Philosophy / Stephen Penn -- Medieval universe / Seb Falk -- Medicine and the mortal body / Samantha Katz Seal -- Law / Richard W. Ireland -- Art / Julian Luxford -- Architecture / Richard Fawcett -- Heraldry, heralds and Chaucer / Katie Stevenson -- Part V. Political and social contexts: Dissent and orthodoxy / John H. Arnold -- Church, religion and culture / Rob Lutton -- England at home and abroad / Anne Curry -- Chaucer's borders / Anthony Bale -- Rank and social orders / Chris Given-Wilson -- Chivalry / Craig Taylor -- Chaucer and the polity / Gwylim Dodd -- Economy / Christopher Dyer -- Towns, villages and the land / Mark Bailey -- London's Chaucer: A psychogeography / John J. Thompson -- Everyday life / Wendy Childs -- Household and home / Peter Fleming -- Marriage / Sally Dixon-Smith -- Dress / Laura F. Hodges -- Part VI. Chaucer traditions: The First Chaucerians: reception in the 1400s / Robert J. Meyer-Lee -- The reception of Chaucer in the Renaissance / Alex Davis -- The reception of Chaucer from Dryden to Wordsworth / Bruce E. Graver -- The reception of Chaucer from the Victorians to the twenty-first century / David Matthews -- Cyber-Chaucer / Stephen Kelly.

Call Number

JFE 19-9272

ISBN

• 9781107035645
• 1107035643

LCCN

• 2019002335
• 40029305718

OCLC

1085621503

Title

Geoffrey Chaucer in context / edited by Ian Johnson, University of St Andrews.

Publisher

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Copyright Date

©2019

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1100-1500

Added Author

Johnson, Ian R. (Ian Richard), editor.

Other Form:

Ebook version : 9781108579124

Other Standard Identifier

40029305718

Research Call Number

JFE 19-9272