In this book, one of the world's leading medievalists provides us with a single vision of the shape and direction of Geoffrey Chaucer's entire career. Chaucer's interest in individuality was strikingly modern. At the same time he was profoundly aware of the pressures on individuality exerted by the past and by society - by history. It is this tension between the subject and history that Patterson explores. The book begins by showing how Chaucer's understanding of history as a subject for poetry - a world to be represented ...
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In this book, one of the world's leading medievalists provides us with a single vision of the shape and direction of Geoffrey Chaucer's entire career. Chaucer's interest in individuality was strikingly modern. At the same time he was profoundly aware of the pressures on individuality exerted by the past and by society - by history. It is this tension between the subject and history that Patterson explores. The book begins by showing how Chaucer's understanding of history as a subject for poetry - a world to be represented and a cultural force affecting human action - began to take shape in his poems on classical themes, "Anelida and Arcite" and "Troilus and Crisyede" . Patterson's brilliant analyses of these profound yet deeply conflicted explorations of the relationship between "history" and "the self" provide the basis for understanding Chaucer's shift to his contemporary world in the "Canterbury Tales". There, in the shrewdest and most wide-ranging analysis of late medieval society we possess, Chaucer investigated not just the idea of history but the historical world intimately related to his own political and literary career. This book should be of interest to students and lecturers of medieval literature and history.
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Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 504 p. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Re-bound by library. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 900grams, ISBN: 0299128342.
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Good. No Jacket. Paperback Criticism Poetry: A trade paperback ingood reading condition that puts Chaucer and his work in historical perspective. Thank you for shopping at an independent bookstore.
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