{"product_id":"9781405113885","title":"A Concise Companion to Chaucer","description":"\u003ch3\u003eConcise Companions to Literature and Culture\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA Concise Companion to Chaucer\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCorinne Saunders\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 companion provides a succinct introduction to Chaucer's major works, the contexts in which he wrote, and to medieval thought more generally.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOpens with a general introductory section discussing London life and politics, books and authority, manuscripts and readers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSubsequent sections focus on Chaucer’s major works – the dream visions, \u003ci\u003eTroilus and Criseyde\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEssays highlight the key religious, political and intellectual contexts for each major work.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAlso covers important general topics, including: medieval literary genres; dream theory; the Church; gender and sexuality; and reading Chaucer aloud.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDesigned so that each contextual essay can be read alongside one of Chaucer’s major works.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eCorinne Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e is Reader in Medieval Literature at the University of Durham. Her previous publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Forest of Medieval Romance\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), \u003ci\u003eRape and Ravishment in the Literature of Medieval England\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eChaucer \u003c\/i\u003e(2001) in the Blackwell Guides to Criticism series, and \u003ci\u003eA Companion to Romance: From Classical to Contemporary\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell Publishing, 2004).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13 February 2006\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\u003e9781405113885\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\u003e304\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379830124684,"sku":"9781405113885","price":51.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405113885_d167da3b-2bc6-48d4-a558-2f44b825c847.jpg?v=1780153346","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405113885","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}