Product Description

This comprehensive, user-friendly introduction provides information on Chaucer's life, contexts and works, also outlining major critical views and interpretations from initial publication to the present.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #508186 in Books
• Published on: 2001-03-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
'This book is ideal for students beginning the study of Chaucer. It covers all the important information and offers valuable guidance, while prompting further thought and providing jumping-off points for this.' -Jocelyn Wogan-Browne, Fordham University, USA

Remarkably successful as an introduction to Chaucer for new readers of any age.' - Derek Pearsall

From the Back Cover

So many questions surround the key figures in the English literary canon, but most books focus on one aspect of an author's life or work, or limit themselves to a single critical approach. Geoffrey Chaucer offers:

*basic information on an author's life, contexts and works
*the major critical issues surrounding the author's works, from the time they were written to the present
*explanations of the full range of different critical views and interpretations
* guides to further reading in each area.