A Guide to Chaucer's Language
Author | : J. D. Burnley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : British literature |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : J. D. Burnley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : British literature |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Peter G. Beidler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2011-05 |
Genre | : LITERARY CRITICISM |
ISBN | : 9781603811026 |
"A direct, clear, and user-friendly introduction to the sound of Chaucer's language, as well as to aspects of Chaucer's vocabulary and principal metrical form."--Back cover.
Author | : Helge Kökeritz |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1978-01-01 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9780802063700 |
Originally published by Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1961.
Author | : J. D. Burnley |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0859910512 |
This book is designed to explore the various kinds of association found in Chaucer's lexical usage, and so to alert the reader to the wider implications of particular words and phrases. By concentrating on the `architecture' of the language, Dr Burnley offers what is in some respects an antidote to the skilled contextual glossing of the editor, whose activities may often obscure important connections. Such connections are vital to the interpretation of any work as a whole, and awareness of them is what distinguishes the scholar from the student who can `translate' Chaucer perfectly adequately without being aware of deeper meanings. Even apparently simple words such as l>cruel, mercy/l>and l>pity/l>can often carry subtle echoes and overtones. Dr Burnley is particularly concerned with words which carry some l>conceptual/l>association, and thus with moral stereotypes inherited from classical and early medieval philosophy, which formed the currency of both secular and religious ideals of conduct in the Middle Ages. His prime concern is to identify the themes and symbols and their characteristic language, and thus to provide a firm basis for critical investigation in Chaucer's literary use of this material.
Author | : Frank Grady |
Publisher | : Modern Language Association |
Total Pages | : 251 |
Release | : 2014-05-01 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1603291954 |
Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales was the subject of the first volume in the Approaches to Teaching series, published in 1980. But in the past thirty years, Chaucer scholarship has evolved dramatically, teaching styles have changed, and new technologies have created extraordinary opportunities for studying Chaucer. This second edition of Approaches to Teaching Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales reflects the wide variety of contexts in which students encounter the poem and the diversity of perspectives and methods instructors bring to it. Perennial topics such as class, medieval marriage, genre, and tale order rub shoulders with considerations of violence, postcoloniality, masculinities, race, and food in the tales. The first section, “Materials,†reviews available editions, scholarship, and audiovisual and electronic resources for studying The Canterbury Tales. In the second section, “Approaches,†thirty-six essays discuss strategies for teaching Chaucer’s language, for introducing theory in the classroom, for focusing on individual tales, and for using digital resources in the classroom. The multiplicity of approaches reflects the richness of Chaucer’s work and the continuing excitement of each new generation’s encounter with it.
Author | : Tison Pugh |
Publisher | : University Press of Florida |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2013-04-23 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0813048354 |
Geoffrey 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.
Author | : Alastair J. Minnis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781383003635 |
This book highlights the cultural significance of Chaucer's Shorter Poems, both in the poet's day and our own. These important but often neglected texts by Chaucer - 'The Book of the Duchess', 'House of Fame', the 'Parliament of Fowls', and 'Legend of Good Women' - are at last made accessible to students and readers.
Author | : Robert Thomas Lambdin |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 1999-04-30 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0313019487 |
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is one of the oldest and most widely studied works of English literature. The tales provide a glimpse of medieval life, and the professions of the pilgrims figure prominently in the poetry. To have a clear understanding of Chaucer's work, the reader needs to know about the vocations of the pilgrims. For some 600 years, this information has been difficult to locate. This reference work conveniently synthesizes and discusses information about the occupation of each of Chaucer's pilgrims and provides an historical context. The volume contains individual entries for each of Chaucer's pilgrims, and the entries share a similar format to foster comparison. Each entry includes three parts. First, the pilgrim's profession is discussed in terms of the daily routine of the medieval occupation. Second, the vocation is examined in terms of its reflection in the tale told by the pilgrim. Third, the vocation and the tale are discussed, when possible, in relation to the descriptions of the characters provided in the General Prologue. Each entry includes a bibliography, and the volume concludes with a list of works for further reading.
Author | : Geoffrey Chaucer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 1903 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Lars Edman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 88 |
Release | : 2008-06-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781436751858 |
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