| Chaucer's Pardoner's Prologue and Tale: An Annotated Bibliography, 1900-1995 Contributor(s): Sutton, Marilyn (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0802047440 ISBN-13: 9780802047441 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $144.40 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2000 Annotation: The Pardoner's Tale is Unique Among The Canterbury Tales For Its location within several Pardoner appearances. One of only three pilgrims to be given a full length prologue by Chaucer, the Pardoner takes on a dramatic force unequaled among the pilgrims. The volume is comprised of the following sections: editions and translations; bibliographies, indexes, studies of the manuscript, and textual studies; sources, analogues, and influences for the Pardoner's Prologue and Tale; the Pardoner portrait in the General Prologue; studies of the Pardoner's interruption Of the Wife of Bath; the wordes of the Hoost to the Phisicien and the Pardoner; the Pardoner's Prologue; and The Pardoner's Tale. The Chaucer Bibliographies are designed to encompass a complete listing and assessment of scholarship and criticism on the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, his life, times, and historical context. A research tool for specialist and graduate student alike, this volume on Chaucer's Prologue and Tale aims to be exhaustive from 1900 to 1995, abstracting and cross-referencing book-length and chapter-length studies, sections of books and chapters, articles, portions of articles, notes, extensive commentary in editions, and representative study guides. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | Reference - Reference | Bibliographies & Indexes |
| Dewey: 016.821 |
| LCCN: 00698938 |
| Series: Chaucer Bibliographies |
| Physical Information: 1.59" H x 6.58" W x 9.26" (1.81 lbs) 517 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Pardoner's Tale is unique among the Canterbury Tales in that it showcases a character who also makes several other appearances throughout the Tales. One of only three pilgrims to be given a full-length prologue by Chaucer, the Pardoner takes on a dramatic force unequaled among the pilgrims. A research tool for specialist and graduate student alike, this volume on Chaucer's Pardoner's Prologue and Tale offers an exhaustive collection of material from the period 1900 to 1995, abstracting and cross-referencing book-length and chapter-length studies, sections of books and chapters, articles, portions of articles, notes, extensive commentary in editions, and representative study guides. There are separate sections for editions and translations; bibliographies, indexes, studies of the manuscript, and textual studies; sources, analogues, and influences for the Pardoner's Prologue and Tale; the Pardoner portrait in the General Prologue; studies of the Pardoner's interruption of the Wife of Bath, the wordes of the Hoost to the Phisicien and the Pardoner; the Pardoner's Prologue; and The Pardoner's Tale. The Chaucer Bibliographies are designed to encompass a complete listing and assessment of scholarship and criticism on the writings of Geoffrey Chaucer, his life, times, and historical context. |
Contributor Bio(s): Sutton, Marilyn: - Marilyn Sutton is a professor of English at California State University. |