Geoffrey Chaucer: The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales [Paperback]

Jodi-Anne George (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0231121873 | ISBN-13: 978-0231121873 0

Taught in schools and universities around the world, and the constant subject of books, essays, and articles down the years, "The General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales" has long been central to the English literary canon. Jodi-Anne George provides a detailed introduction to the most important critical debates surrounding "The General Prologue". The extracts and essays included here date from early as 1368, when Eustace Deschamps paid the first recorded tribute to Chaucer's genius, and move chronologically through to the late 1990s. The selections address the opinions of early editors of Chaucer as well as the continuing interest in the poet by other writers throughout the ages. Sociological, gender-based, historical, and structural readings of "The Prologue" are also represented.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Jodi-Anne George teaches at the University of Dundee.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Columbia University Press (November 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0231121873
• ISBN-13: 978-0231121873
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,198,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)