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Geoffrey Chaucer

Title
Geoffrey Chaucer / Peter Brown.
Author
Brown, Peter, 1948-
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Description
xv, 254 pages : illustrations, map; 20 cm
Summary
  • This book examines Chaucer's life and poetry through the lens of his cultural experience. It offers a wide-ranging account of the medieval society from which his works sprang, and examines the works in detail. It considers the intellectual and philosophical contexts, and the modern reception of Chaucer in film and television.
  • Chaucer lived through a period of extraordinary upheaval: a protracted war with France, devastating plague, the peasants' revolt, religious controversy, and the overthrow of the king. Compact and comprehensive, this book offers a wide-ranging account of the medieval society from which works such as The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde sprang, and shows how these and other works manifest that society in fictional form. Significant aspects of the literary scene, such as patronage, audience, and performance, help to place Chaucer's practices in their historical framework, and his treatment of love, paganism, and reality are framed within their intellectual and philosophical contexts. The modern reception of Chaucer in film and television adaptations is also examined. Seen through the lens of his cultural experience, this is the perfect critical companion to Chaucer's life and poetry. The book includes a chronology of Chaucer's life and time, suggestions for further reading, websites, illustrations, and a comprehensive index.--Cover.
Series Statement
  • Oxford world's classics. Authors in context
  • Oxford world's classics
Uniform Title
  • Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press). Authors in context.
  • Oxford world's classics.
Subject
  • Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 > Criticism and interpretation
  • Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
  • Chaucer, Geoffrey
  • 1100 - 1500
  • Authors, English > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Biography
  • Civilization, Medieval > 14th century
  • Authors, English
  • Authors, English > Middle English
  • Civilization, Medieval
Genre/Form
  • Biography.
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-236), filmography (p. 237) and index.
Contents
The life of Geoffrey Chaucer -- The social body -- The literary scene -- Society and politics -- Intellectual ideas -- Science and technology -- New contexts.
Call Number
JFD 11-3192
ISBN
  • 9780192804297
  • 0192804294
LCCN
2011929246
OCLC
748819478
Author
Brown, Peter, 1948-
Title
Geoffrey Chaucer / Peter Brown.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Oxford world's classics. Authors in context
Oxford world's classics
Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press). Authors in context.
Oxford world's classics.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-236), filmography (p. 237) and index.
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Chronological Term
1100 - 1500
Research Call Number
JFD 11-3192
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