The Plowman's Tale: The c. 1532 and 1606 Editions of a Spurious Canterbury Tale

by Mary Rhinelander McCarl

Book Overview

Published in 1997: An edition of the literary virus that inserted itself into the Canterbury Tales and passed as authentic until the late 19th century. The virulent attack on the clergy made possible the Renaissance conception of Chaucer as a pre-Protestant English patriot.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367145928
• ISBN13: 9780367145927
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.3"