Chaucer's Canterbury Comedies: Origins and Originality

by Peter G. Beidler

Book Overview

The written and spoken voice of Peter G. Beidler is well-known to scholars interested in Geoffrey Chaucer's comic tales. In this gathering of essays old and new, Beidler articulates his views on the literary relationships of Chaucer's most widely-read and often-taught tales-those of the Miller, the Wife of Bath, the Shipman, the Merchant, and the Pardoner. He discusses in clear language not only the most likely sources for these tales-their origins-but...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1603810757
• ISBN13: 9781603810753
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Coffeetown Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"