Geoffrey Chaucer: An Introduction to His Narrative Poetry

by Dieter Mehl

Book Overview

This book serves both as a lucid introduction to Chaucer's narrative poetry (The Book of the Duchess, The Parliament of Fowls, The House of Fame, Troilus and Criseyde, The Legend of Good Women and The Canterbury Tales) for those tackling it afresh, and as an intelligent examination of the themes and techniques employed by Chaucer in these poems, taking comprehensive account of other critical readings and producing its own distinctive and highly readable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521268397
• ISBN13: 9780521268394
• Release Date: January 1987
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.