Literary Value and Social Identity in the Canterbury Tales

Author:   Robert J. Meyer-Lee (Agnes Scott College, Decatur)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781108485661


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   24 October 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Robert J. Meyer-Lee (Agnes Scott College, Decatur)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.550kg
ISBN:  

9781108485661


ISBN 10:   1108485669
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   24 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: The Canterbury Tales IV-V and literary value; 1. Clerk; 2. Merchant; 3. Squire; 4. Franklin; Works cited; Index.

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'… his insights will no doubt prompt worthwhile discussion among Chaucer scholars.' S. Downey, Choice 'Literary Value and Social Identity in the Canterbury Tales will be of immediate and lasting interest to scholars of Chaucer and to readers of Middle English literature more broadly.' David K. Coley, Studies in the Age of Chaucer 'Robert Meyer-Lee's new monograph, Literary Value and Social Identity in the 'Canterbury Tales' is a masterclass in literary criticism. It offers not only new interpretations of the Tales but a canny elucidation of the reasoning underlying its own readings.' Julie Orlemanski, Modern Philology 'Meyer-Lee's masterful attention to tone and voice … showcases Chaucer's language in action …' Laura L. Howes, Journal of British Studies '… crisp and clear …' Chad Schrock, Modern Language Review


'... his insights will no doubt prompt worthwhile discussion among Chaucer scholars.' S. Downey, Choice 'Literary Value and Social Identity in the Canterbury Tales will be of immediate and lasting interest to scholars of Chaucer and to readers of Middle English literature more broadly.' David K. Coley, Studies in the Age of Chaucer


'... his insights will no doubt prompt worthwhile discussion among Chaucer scholars.' S. Downey, Choice


'... his insights will no doubt prompt worthwhile discussion among Chaucer scholars.' S. Downey, Choice 'Literary Value and Social Identity in the Canterbury Tales will be of immediate and lasting interest to scholars of Chaucer and to readers of Middle English literature more broadly.' David K. Coley, Studies in the Age of Chaucer 'Robert Meyer-Lee's new monograph, Literary Value and Social Identity in the 'Canterbury Tales' is a masterclass in literary criticism. It offers not only new interpretations of the Tales but a canny elucidation of the reasoning underlying its own readings.' Julie Orlemanski, Modern Philology 'Meyer-Lee's masterful attention to tone and voice ... showcases Chaucer's language in action ...' Laura L. Howes, Journal of British Studies


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Robert J. Meyer-Lee is Associate Professor of English at Agnes Scott College. He is author of Poets and Power from Chaucer to Wyatt (Cambridge, 2007) as well as numerous articles on Chaucer, fifteenth-century poetry, and literary value published in journals such as Speculum, Studies in the Age of Chaucer, New Literary History, The Chaucer Review, JEGP, and Exemplaria.

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