Rigby Chaucer in context

Society, allegory and gender
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5261-4824-7
Verlag: Princeton University Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 32, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm

Reihe: Manchester Medieval Studies

Amongst the most written about works of English literature, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales still defy categorization, claims the author of this book. Was Chaucer a poet of profound religious piety or a sceptic who questioned all religious and moral certainties? Do his pilgrims reflect the society of the day, or were they a product of an already well-established literary tradition and convention? Surveying and assessing competing critical approaches to Chaucer's work, this text emphasizes a need to see Chaucer in historical context, the context of the social and political concerns of his own day.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rigby, S. H.