Geoffrey Chaucer / Peter Brown.
Geoffrey Chaucer / Peter Brown.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
Call Numbers
N821.1/74
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 254 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Contents
The life of Geoffrey Chaucer -- The social body -- The literary scene -- Society and politics -- Intellectual ideas -- Science and technology -- New contexts.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2011.
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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 spra...
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Full title
Geoffrey Chaucer / Peter Brown.
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Notes
General note
Oxford world's classics. Authors in context.
Oxford world's classics.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-235) and index.
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Call Numbers
N821.1/74
Record Identifier
74Vv3g2mRp7O
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vv3g2mRp7O
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ISBN
0192804294
9780192804297
DDC
821.1
MMS ID
991009774889702626
