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OverviewDrawing from classical myth, the history of philosophy, literature, film, music, and painting, Workman connects the artistic claims of Chaucer and tests them against similar gestures in the history of philosophy and literature. What results is a radical retake on Chaucer as a philosopher and poet, upending any preconceived views. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jameson S. WorkmanPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2015 Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 4.728kg ISBN: 9781137456519ISBN 10: 1137456515 Pages: 274 Publication Date: 21 October 2015 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1. Poetry's Old War 2. The Broken Flood of the Miller's Tale 3. The Runaway Gods of the Manciple's Tale 4. The Lost World of the Nun's Priest's TaleReviewsMaintaining a radical, unconventional, and ambitious thesis, to say the least, Workman makes his case so fully, and with such learning and conviction, that even his most resistant readers will find themselves forced to interrogate the comfort zone of their own critical habits of mind. Whether or not Workman succeeds entirely in elevating Chaucer's poetics into the neo-Platonic sublime remains an open question. But what is certain is this: Written with boldness and panache, this wonderfully readable study articulates an interpretative position that is unique among contemporary studies - not only of Chaucer, but of medieval literature generally. - Peter W. Travis, Professor of English, Dartmouth College, USA This exhilarating study shows us Chaucer thinking the deepest of thoughts about the metaphysics of Art, but doing so with an entirely characteristic blend of high seriousness and low humour. Workman's approach offers a restless bricolage of analysis and analogy, illustration, and illumination, to reveal the essentially metapoetic and metaphysical basis of Chaucerian narrative. Workman's Chaucer is both Ancient and Modern, effortlessly classicising and radically posthumanist, spinning an elegant gossamer of Poetic theory from the fabric of his own narrative practice. - Vincent Gillespie, J. R. R. Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language, University of Oxford, UK Maintaining a radical, unconventional, and ambitious thesis, to say the least, Workman makes his case so fully, and with such learning and conviction, that even his most resistant readers will find themselves forced to interrogate the comfort zone of their own critical habits of mind. Whether or not Workman succeeds entirely in elevating Chaucer's poetics into the neo-Platonic sublime remains an open question. But what is certain is this: Written with boldness and panache, this wonderfully readable study articulates an interpretative position that is unique among contemporary studies - not only of Chaucer, but of medieval literature generally. - Peter W. Travis, Professor of English, Dartmouth College, USA Author InformationJameson S. Workman is an Independent Scholar based in the USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |