{"product_id":"a-companion-to-chaucer-hardback-9780631213321","title":"A Companion to Chaucer (Hardback) 9780631213321","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Chaucer\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Brown (Edited by), P Brown (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631213321, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 4 December 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e536 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 18 x 4.5 cm, 1.106 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e‘This collection of accessible, informative essays provides students and teachers with a balance of textual analysis and cultural contexts designed to enhance the understanding of Chaucer's major and minor works . . . Both serious first-time readers of Chaucer and veterans looking for credible information on more recent avenues of inquiry will find this a valuable source of information and bibliography.' \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThis work, the latest entry in Blackwell's \"Companions to Literature and Culture\" series. . . provides an inclusive and scholarly orientation to current theories and interpretation of Chaucer's works.\" \"Each essay. . . places Chaucer's texts into cultural context by examining the medieval point of view, and includes notes, references, and suggestions for further readings.\" \"The text. . . will serve well as a one-volume introduction for new students. It also provides access to original research and new ideas sought by graduate students and faculty.\" \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Overall, this is useful book. providing an up-to-date survey of the state of Chaucer scholarship on a wide range of issues...it will provoke interesting and educational debates in and out of the classroom.\" \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[This book] is both highly readable and rich in its diversity, a book which any Chaucerian, novice or seasoned, will often pick up simply for the pleasure of browsing[...] Every student of Chaucer, from undergraduate to emiritus professor, will want to have access to it.\" \u003ci\u003eEnglish Studies: A Journal of English Language and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDesigned as both a contribution to original research and as a stimulating and accessible text, this volume is a helpful, reliable, responsive and adaptable resource for students of Chaucer at all levels.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Illustrations viii  \u003cp\u003eThe Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations of Chaucer's Works xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Idea of a Chaucer Companion 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Afterlife 8\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarolyn Collette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Authority 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Galloway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Bodies 40\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLinda Ehrsam Voigts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Chivalry 58\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDerek Brewer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Christian Ideologies 75\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Comedy 90\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura Kendrick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Contemporary English Writers 114\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Simpson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Crisis and Dissent 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlcuin Blamires\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 France 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Hanly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Games 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMalcolm Andrew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Genre 180\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCaroline D. 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