{"product_id":"chaucer-and-medieval-estates-satire-paperback-9780521097956","title":"Chaucer and Medieval Estates Satire (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521097956","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChaucer and Medieval Estates Satire\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is an attempt to discover the origins and significance of the General Prologue-to the Canterbury Tales.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMann (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521097956, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 June 1973\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.47 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\"\u003eThis book is an attempt to discover the origins and significance of the General Prologue-to the Canterbury Tales. The interest of such an inquiry is many-sided. On the one hand, it throws light on the question of whether `life' or 'literature' was Chaucer's model in this work, on the relationship between Chaucer's twenty-odd pilgrims and the structure of medieval society, and on the role of their `estate' in determining the elements of which Chaucer composes their portraits. On the other hand, it makes suggestions about the ways in which Chaucer convinces us of the individuality of his pilgrims, about the nature of his irony, and the kind of moral standards implicit in the Prologue. This book suggests that Chaucer is ironically substituting for the traditional moral view of social structure a vision of a world where morality becomes as specialised to the individual as his work-life.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Anti-Clerical Tradition in Estates Satire\u003cbr\u003e 3. Estates Ideals\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Omission of the Victim\u003cbr\u003e 5. Independent Traditions: Chivalry and Anti-Feminism\u003cbr\u003e 6. Descriptive Traditions: Beauty and the Beast\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'Scientific' Portraits\u003cbr\u003e 8. New Creations\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusions.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Educational: English literature [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Educational: English literature\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Educational:%20English%20literature%20%5BYQE%5D%22\"\u003eYQE\u003c\/a\u003e], 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":46001459724568,"sku":"9780521097956","price":40.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521097956i_e6fa98db-6493-4922-8db9-909adee91ced.jpg?v=1694970652","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/chaucer-and-medieval-estates-satire-paperback-9780521097956","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}