Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales
Detailed textual analysis of the tales by the Miller, Nun's Priest, the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner, as well as the General Prologue invites you to sharpen your critical faculties, extend your knowledge and engage with the text itself in order to fully appreciate the work of this fascinating, complex and surprisingly modern writer. Whether you consider yourself an expert or a student, this study has something for you as it demonstrates the various approaches which can be used to learn about style, structure, multiple voices and the key themes of Chaucer's work. It offers a careful support and thoughtful framework upon which to base your own analysis and challenging you to form your own ideas and opinions.
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Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales
Detailed textual analysis of the tales by the Miller, Nun's Priest, the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner, as well as the General Prologue invites you to sharpen your critical faculties, extend your knowledge and engage with the text itself in order to fully appreciate the work of this fascinating, complex and surprisingly modern writer. Whether you consider yourself an expert or a student, this study has something for you as it demonstrates the various approaches which can be used to learn about style, structure, multiple voices and the key themes of Chaucer's work. It offers a careful support and thoughtful framework upon which to base your own analysis and challenging you to form your own ideas and opinions.
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Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

by Gail Ashton
Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

by Gail Ashton

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Detailed textual analysis of the tales by the Miller, Nun's Priest, the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner, as well as the General Prologue invites you to sharpen your critical faculties, extend your knowledge and engage with the text itself in order to fully appreciate the work of this fascinating, complex and surprisingly modern writer. Whether you consider yourself an expert or a student, this study has something for you as it demonstrates the various approaches which can be used to learn about style, structure, multiple voices and the key themes of Chaucer's work. It offers a careful support and thoughtful framework upon which to base your own analysis and challenging you to form your own ideas and opinions.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781350317857
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 04/01/1998
Series: Analysing Texts
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 206
File size: 614 KB

About the Author

GAIL ASHTON has spent fifteen years in the teaching profession, guiding students in a variety of schools. She has recently completed a doctorate in Medieval Literature.
GAIL ASHTON has spent fifteen years in the teaching profession, guiding students in a variety of schools. She has recently completed a doctorate in Medieval Literature.

Table of Contents

General Editor's Preface
Acknowledgements
PART 1: PRACTICAL EXAMPLES OF ANALYSIS
An Introduction to Chaucer
Style and Narrative Skills
Voice, Narration and Form
Themes, Tensions, and Ambiguities
PART 2: THE CONTEXT AND THE CRITICS
Chaucer and His Work
Critical Approaches to Chaucer's Work
Further Reading
Bibliography
Index.
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