The Canterbury Tales : a literary pilgrimage /
Unravels the complex interplay of the realistic, the grotesque, and the sublime, and discusses the multiplicity of meanings held within narrative and poetic forms.
| Основен автор: | Williams, David 1939- |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Boston :
Twayne,
c1987.
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| Серия: |
Twayne's masterwork studies ;
no. 4. |
| Предмети: |
Съдържание:
- 1. Historical context. The fourteenth century ; The intellectual milieu
- 2. The Canterbury tales and the tradition of English literature. The importance of the work ; Critical reception
- 3. The philosophical debate
- 4. Finding the audience
- 5. The general prologue
- 6. Language redeemed. The miller's tale ; The wife of Bath's tale ; The pardoner's tale ; The nun's priest's tale
- 7. Conclusion.