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OverviewAs literary scholars have long insisted, an interdisciplinary approach is vital if modern readers are to make sense of works of medieval literature. In particular, rather than reading the works of medieval authors as addressing us across the centuries about some timeless or ahistorical 'human condition', critics from a wide range of theoretical approaches have in recent years shown how the work of poets such as Chaucer constituted engagements with the power relations and social inequalities of their time. Yet, perhaps surprisingly, medieval historians have played little part in this 'historical turn' in the study of medieval literature. The aim of this volume is to allow historians who are experts in the fields of economic, social, political, religious, and intellectual history the chance to interpret one of the most famous works of Middle English literature, Geoffrey Chaucer's 'General Prologue' to the Canterbury Tales, in its contemporary context. Rather than resorting to traditional historical attempts to see Chaucer's descriptions of the Canterbury pilgrims as immediate reflections of historical reality or as portraits of real life people whom Chaucer knew, the contributors to this volume have sought to show what interpretive frameworks were available to Chaucer in order to make sense of reality and how he adapted his literary and ideological inheritance so as to engage with the controversies and conflicts of his own day. Beginning with a survey of recent debates about the social meaning of Chaucer's work, the volume then discusses each of the Canterbury pilgrims in turn. Historians on Chaucer should be of interest to all scholars and students of medieval culture whether they are specialists in literature or history. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stephen Rigby (Emeritus Professor of Medieval Social and Economic History, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Social and Economic History, University of Manchester) , Alastair Minnis (Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of English, Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of English, Yale University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.776kg ISBN: 9780198816379ISBN 10: 0198816375 Pages: 524 Publication Date: 04 January 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsStephen Rigby and Alastair Minnis: Preface Stephen H. Rigby: Reading Chaucer: Literature, History, and Ideology Caroline M. Barron: Chaucer the Poet and Chaucer the Pilgrim Stephen H. Rigby: The Knight Craig Taylor: The Squire Anthony J. Pollard: The Yeoman Katherine J. Lewis: The Prioress and the Second Nun Marilyn Oliva: The Nun's Priest Martin Heale: The Monk G. Geltner: The Friar Richard Goddard: The Merchant Charles F. Briggs: The Clerk Anthony Musson: The Sergeant of Law Peter Coss: The Franklin Gervase Rosser: The Five Guildsmen Christopher M. Woolgar: The Cook Wendy R. Childs: The Shipman Carole Rawcliffe: The Doctor of Physic Ruth Mazo Karras: The Wife of Bath David Lepine: The Parson Mark Bailey: The Ploughman Paul Freedman: The Miller Nigel Ramsay: The Manciple David Stone: The Reeve Ian Forrest: The Summoner Rosemary Horrox: The Pardoner Martha Carlin: The Host Stephen H. Rigby: Conclusion: Historicism and its Limits IndexReviewsThe editors and contributors are to be commended for compiling a useful and interesting collection of essays. It will be a valuable resource for scholars and teachers of the Canterbury Tales for many years to come. * Matthew Ciancarlo, Renaissance Quarterly * The editors and contributors are to be commended for compiling a useful and interesting collection of essays. It will be a valuable resource for scholars and teachers of the Canterbury Tales for many years to come. * Matthew Ciancarlo, Renaissance Quarterly * This is a practical compilation and a sound introduction to late medieval England that will be enjoyed by scholar and non-scholar alike, and a valuable addition to a medieval syllabus, whether in history or English literature. * Parergon * Author InformationStephen Rigby was educated at Sheffield and London universities. He has published widely on social theory, medieval English social and economic history, Middle English literature, and medieval political theory. Alastair Minnis is currently the Douglas Tracy Smith Professor of English at Yale University. Formerly he taught at the Queen's University of Belfast, Bristol University, and the University of York. His research methodology brings together reading strategies from literary criticism and the history of ideas, and an interest in medieval philosophy and theology has informed much of his work. He is a Fellow of the English Association and of the Medieval Academy of America. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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