| Chaucer's Humor: Critical Essays Contributor(s): Jost, Jean E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367357321 ISBN-13: 9780367357320 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $188.10 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | Reference |
| Dewey: 821.1 |
| Series: Routledge Library Editions: Chaucer |
| Physical Information: 526 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1994. Chaucer is considered the first major humorist in English literature and is particularly interesting as he reflects the humor of predecessors and contemporaries as well as defines development for subsequent British humor. This collection presents essays that define the nature of Chaucerian humor, examine Chaucer's works from a variety of theoretical perspectives, and consider genres of humor within his writing. This is an excellent work of critical discourse that adds important understanding of Chaucer as well as the field of comedy in literature. |
