{"product_id":"9780631225621","title":"Chaucer and the Canterbury Tales A Short Introduction","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Introductions to Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eChaucer and the Canterbury Tales\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Short Introduction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJohn C. Hirsh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis concise and lively survey introduces students with no prior knowledge to Chaucer, and particularly to \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales.\u003c\/i\u003e Provides essential facts about Chaucer, as well as a framework for thinking about his poetry. Encourages an engaged reading of \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales.\u003c\/i\u003e Introduces students to the historical and religious background needed to understand the contexts in which Chaucer wrote.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides essential facts about Chaucer, as well as a framework for thinking about his poetry.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEncourages an engaged reading of The Canterbury Tales.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces students to the historical and religious background needed to understand the contexts in which Chaucer wrote.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn C. Hirsh\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. His previous publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Boundaries of Faith: The Development and Transmission of Medieval Spirituality\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eThe Revelations of Margery Kempe: Paramystical Practices in Late Medieval England\u003c\/i\u003e (1989) and \u003ci\u003eHope Emily Allen: Medieval Scholarship and Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e (1988). He has also edited ‘Barlam and Iosaphat’ (1986) for the Early English Text Society.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e09 September 2002\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780631225621\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e192\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379964375180,"sku":"9780631225621","price":48.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780631225621_f5b3ac72-5d70-4d55-8899-8b1370d27ddd.jpg?v=1780170950","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780631225621","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}