{"product_id":"a-reading-of-the-canterbury-tales-paperback-9780521095570","title":"A Reading of the Canterbury Tales (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521095570","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Reading of the Canterbury Tales\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 1968 study argues that there is greater unity in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales than has been supposed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTrevor Whittock (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521095570, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 October 1968\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.8 x 12.9 x 1.6 cm, 0.31 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn this 1968 study, Dr Whittock argues that there is greater unity in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales than has been supposed. He sees the Canterbury Tales as as great religious poem, a Christian work of art in which certain topics deliberately recur, so that the Tales in sequence take on the nature of a debate on death, the role of women, marriage, the truth or deception of art, the function of evil in the Creator's plan, temporal imperfection, and the hidden mystery of God's being. The author illustrates his theme through a detailed examination of each of the Tales in turn.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: on reading Chaucer\u003cbr\u003e The Canterbury Tales: 1. The Knight's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Miller's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Reeve's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Man of Law's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale\u003cbr\u003e 6. The Friar and the Summoner\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Clerk's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Merchant's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Squire's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Franklin's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Physician's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Pardoner's Prologue and Tale\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Shipman's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Prioress's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 15. The Tales of Sir Thopas and Melibeus\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Monk's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 17. The Nun's Priest's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 18. The Second Nun's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Canon's Yeoman's Tale\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Manciple's Tale and the Parson's Tale\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006385279256,"sku":"9780521095570","price":30.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521095570i_68719a24-f0d3-4fb6-839a-79632389dcba.jpg?v=1694970568","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-reading-of-the-canterbury-tales-paperback-9780521095570","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}