The Age of Chaucer

Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres.

Valerie Allen (Author)

9780521529938, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 15 January 2004

130 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm, 0.214 kg

'It is a balanced, clear and thoughtful presentation which teachers and students will find very helpful. ' Times Educational Supplement

Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. This book explores the world in which Chaucer wrote; it offers opportunities for comparison between his work and that of his near contemporaries; and discusses stylistic variations to be found between Chaucer and other writers, and within Chaucer's own texts.

Introduction
1. Approaching the Chaucerian age
2. Approaching the texts
3. Texts and extracts
4. Critical approaches, 5. Writing about Chaucer and his contemporaries
6. Resources.

Subject Areas: Educational: English literature [YQE]