Detailed textual analysis of the tales of the Miller, the Nun's Priest, the Wife of Bath and the Pardoner, as well as the General Prologue, invites the reader to sharpen critical faculties, extend knowledge and engage with the text itself in order to appreciate the work of this fascinating, complex and surprisingly modern writer more fully. This study has something for expert and student alike, as it demonstrates various approaches that can be adopted to learn about style, structure, multiple voices and the key themes of Chaucer's work. It offers careful support and a thoughtful framework upon which to base analysis and challenges to form ideas and opinions.
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Gail Ashton recently completed a doctorate in Medieval Literature and is a part-time university lecturer.
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I found this book to be a wonderful aid in assisting me in my study of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Gail Ashton writes her book for the beginner who needs assistance in doing a close reading of Chaucer's work. Various passages are given close readings by Ashton. She then explains the techniques the author employs, and provides definitions and questions that the reader should use to approach the work. The book is an excellent resource for how to approach Chaucer's or any author's work.
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Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is a melting pot of themes and ideas expressed in a rich mix of styles and techniques, mingling the comic and the serious, entertainment and instruction. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hir heed, wikked wyves, dramatic frame, storytelling contest, next extract, fictional narrator, individual tales, medieval marriage, surface narrative Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nun's Priest's Tale, General Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, Knight's Tale, Harry Bailly, Man of Law, Merchant's Tale, Sir Thopas, Wife's Prologue, Further Reading, Pardoner's Tale, Parson's Tale, The Legend of Good Women, Book of the Duchess, House of Fame, John of Gaunt, Pardoner's Prologue, David Aers, Miller's Prologue, Seint John New!
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Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales is a melting pot of themes and ideas expressed in a rich mix of styles and techniques, mingling the comic and the serious, entertainment and instruction. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
hir heed, wikked wyves, dramatic frame, storytelling contest, next extract, fictional narrator, individual tales, medieval marriage, surface narrative Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Nun's Priest's Tale, General Prologue, The Canterbury Tales, Knight's Tale, Harry Bailly, Man of Law, Merchant's Tale, Sir Thopas, Wife's Prologue, Further Reading, Pardoner's Tale, Parson's Tale, The Legend of Good Women, Book of the Duchess, House of Fame, John of Gaunt, Pardoner's Prologue, David Aers, Miller's Prologue, Seint John New!
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- The Wife of Bath (Case Studies in Contemporary Criticism) by Geoffrey Chaucer on 27 pages
- Canterbury Tales (Barron's Book Notes) by Chaucer on 18 pages
- The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer on 18 pages
- The General Prologue: Part One A and Part One B (Variorum Chaucer) (Pt.1A) by Geoffrey Chaucer on 16 pages
- The Legend Of Good Women by Geoffrey Chaucer on 7 pages
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- Marlowe: the Plays (Analysing Texts) by Stevie Simkin in Front Matter
- Thomas Hardy: The Novels (Kluwer Litigation Library) by Norman Page in Front Matter
- Marlowe: the Plays (Analysing Texts) by Stevie Simkin in Front Matter
- Shakespeare: the Comedies (Analysing Texts) by R. P. Draper in Front Matter
- John Donne: The Poems (Analysing Texts) by Joe Nutt in Front Matter
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