| Writing After Chaucer: Essential Readings in Chaucer and the Fifteenth Century Contributor(s): Pinti, Daniel (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815326513 ISBN-13: 9780815326519 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1998 Annotation: This volume makes available to teachers, students, and scholars a convenient selection of the most provocative and influential articles from the past 20 years on Chaucer's "afterlife" in the 15th century, one of the most dynamic topics in Chaucer studies today. Much recent work in the field of Chaucer studies has shown how our understanding of Chaucer's poetry is mediated by his 15th-century readers and scribes. Increased scholarly interest in various 15th-century Chaucerian poets-notably Hoccleve, Lydgate, and Henryson-has prompted medievalists to read these sometimes neglected poems anew The classic essays in this volume, plus two written just for this collection, investigate the scribes, glossators, and poets whose reception and transmission of Chaucer's writings influence our own reading of them today, focusing chiefly on the Chaucerian influence in their poetry. Written by eminent Chaucer scholars, these essays cover not only a wide range of Chaucer's writings, but also touch on the history of theEnglish language, the glosses to Chaucer's poetry, English and Scottish poets' appropriations of Chaucer, the implicit criticism and interpretations of Chaucer's writings in the 15th century, and the first printing of Chaucer's works by William Caxton Timely and unique, this collection will prove indispensable for research libraries, a convenient and valuable resource for scholars, and an essential introduction for students. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 820.900 |
| LCCN: 97038558 |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 5.83" W x 8.81" (1.10 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century |
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| Publisher Description: First published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |