This edition of the best of Chaucer' s shorter poems ranges widely over the major concerns necessary to a full understanding of the text, including its occasion, literary tradition, sources, rhetoric, language, metre, mythology and themes. It is an edition which will appeal both to students and to general readers who wish to extend their knowledge of medieval English poetry.
| ISBN: | 9780719005145 |
| Publication date: | 1st June 1972 |
| Author: | Geoffrey Chaucer |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Literary studies: poetry and poets Anthologies: general |