{"product_id":"a-companion-to-chaucer-isbn-9780631213321","title":"A Companion to Chaucer","description":"Designed as both a contribution to original research and as a stimulating and accessible text, this volume is a helpful, reliable, responsive and adaptable resource for students of Chaucer at all levels.  List of Illustrations viii  \u003cp\u003eThe Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations of Chaucer's Works xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Idea of a Chaucer Companion 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Afterlife 8\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarolyn Collette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Authority 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndrew Galloway\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Bodies 40\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLinda Ehrsam Voigts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Chivalry 58\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDerek Brewer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Christian Ideologies 75\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicholas Watson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Comedy 90\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLaura Kendrick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Contemporary English Writers 114\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Simpson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Crisis and Dissent 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlcuin Blamires\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 France 149\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Hanly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Games 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMalcolm Andrew\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Genre 180\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCaroline D. Eckhardt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Geography and Travel 195\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eScott D. Westrem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Italy 218\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Wallace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Language 235\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDavid Burnley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Life Histories 251\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJanette Dillon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 London 266\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Hanrahan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Love 281\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHelen Phillips\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Modes of Representation 296\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward Wheatley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Narrative 312\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert R. Edwards\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Other Thought-worlds 332\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusanna Fein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Pagan Survivals 349\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn M. Fyler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Personal Identity 360\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLynn Staley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Science 378\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIrma Taavitsainen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Social Structures 397\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Swanson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Style 414\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn F. Plummer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Texts 428\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTim William Machan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Translation 443\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRoger Ellis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Visualizing 459\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSarah Stanbury\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Women 480\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNicky Hallett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 495\u003c\/p\u003e  ‘This collection of accessible, informative essays provides students and teachers with a balance of textual analysis and cultural contexts designed to enhance the understanding of Chaucer's major and minor works . . . Both serious first-time readers of Chaucer and veterans looking for credible information on more recent avenues of inquiry will find this a valuable source of information and bibliography.' \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eThis work, the latest entry in Blackwell's \"Companions to Literature and Culture\" series. . . provides an inclusive and scholarly orientation to current theories and interpretation of Chaucer's works.\" \"Each essay. . . places Chaucer's texts into cultural context by examining the medieval point of view, and includes notes, references, and suggestions for further readings.\" \"The text. . . will serve well as a one-volume introduction for new students. It also provides access to original research and new ideas sought by graduate students and faculty.\" \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Overall, this is useful book. providing an up-to-date survey of the state of Chaucer scholarship on a wide range of issues...it will provoke interesting and educational debates in and out of the classroom.\" \u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"[This book] is both highly readable and rich in its diversity, a book which any Chaucerian, novice or seasoned, will often pick up simply for the pleasure of browsing[...] Every student of Chaucer, from undergraduate to emiritus professor, will want to have access to it.\" \u003ci\u003eEnglish Studies: A Journal of English Language and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Brown\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Kent and Chair of its School of English. His publications include \u003ci\u003eReading Dreams: The Interpretation of Dreams from Chaucer to Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e (editor and contributor), \u003ci\u003eChaucer at Work: The Making of the Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, and, with Andrew Butcher, \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Saturn: Literature and History in the Canterbury Tales.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  This stimulating and accessible volume is a helpful, reliable and adaptable resource for students of Chaucer at all levels. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing an entirely new structure which highlights issues and themes, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e encourages movement across different Chaucerian compositions and beyond literary frames of reference, moving from textual analysis to cultural context and back again.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether the reader of Chaucer is curious about language, Christianity, eroticism, astrology, concepts of the self, pilgrimage, violence, heresy, London, or any of a host of other topics, this book will provide food for thought. Each of these original and accessible essays, written by an internationally distinguished team of Chaucer scholars, provides an account of the key issues, applies these to specific passages in Chaucer's work and includes an annotated bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe chapters are arranged alphabetically by topic, and broken down into compact sections for ease of use. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e is also fully cross-referenced, encouraging students to explore particular themes further.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesigned both as a contribution to original research and as a text for students, \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Chaucer\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential resource for everyone involved in Chaucer studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988603846885,"sku":"NP9780631213321","price":280.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631213321.jpg?v=1761780936","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-companion-to-chaucer-isbn-9780631213321","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}