30 great myths about Chaucer. (2020)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- 30 great myths about Chaucer. (2020)
- Main Title:
- 30 great myths about Chaucer
- Other Titles:
- Thirty great myths about Chaucer
- Further Information:
- Note: Thomas A. Prendergast and Stephanie Trigg.
- Authors:
- Prendergast, Thomas A (Thomas Augustine)
Trigg, Stephanie - Contents:
- Introduction: Mythical Chaucer -- Chaucer is the father of English literature -- Chaucer was the first English poet -- Chaucer suffered an unrequited love -- Chaucer's marriage was unhappy -- Chaucer's son Thomas was John of Gaunt's bastard -- Chaucer's language is too difficult for modern readers -- The Canterbury pilgrims represent all social classes and character types -- The Canterbury pilgrims are based on real people -- The Canterbury pilgrims form a "merry company" -- Chaucer was a feminist -- Chaucer was guilty of rape -- Chaucer had a falling out with his best friend -- Chaucer lived in the Middle Ages -- Chaucer was a proto-Protestant -- Chaucer was antisemitic -- Chaucer was a spy -- Chaucer was a crook -- Chaucer was a political opportunist -- The Wife of Bath murdered her husbands -- Chaucer "outs" the Pardoner -- Chaucer never finished the Canterbury Tales -- Chaucer is obscene -- Chaucer was skeptical of chivalry -- Chaucer described himself in his works -- Chaucer wrote the first psychological novel in English -- Chaucer was in danger of being thrown in debtor's prison -- Chaucer renounced his works on his deathbed -- Chaucer is buried in his own tomb -- Chaucer was the first poet laureate -- Contemporary literary theory is irrelevant to Chaucer.
- Publisher Details:
- Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Copyright Date:
- 2020
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 821/.1
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Electronic books
Criticism and interpretation - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 1119194075
9781119194064
1119194067
9781119194071 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781119194057
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.504634
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