The Game and Playe of the Chesse

by William Caxton

Book Overview

Despite its title, Caxton's Game and Playe of the Chesse does not, in fact, have much to say about a game or about playing it ... Instead, the work uses the chessboard and its pieces to allegorize a political community whose citizens contribute to the common good. Readers first meet the king, queen, bishops (imagined as judges), knights, and rooks, here depicted as the king's emissaries. They are then introduced to the eight different pawns,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580441300
• ISBN13: 9781580441308
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.6"