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- catalog abstract "Whilst the Canterbury Tales are universally acknowledged as one of the great texts of English literature, there is perhaps less critical agreement about their meaning than for any other work in the English literary canon. In particular, critics and historians have been unable to reach any consensus about the social, political and religious values which Chaucer favoured. Did his writings represent a challenge to the dominant social outlook of his day or were they intended to reinforce the contemporary status quo? Was Chaucer a poet of profound religious piety or a sceptic who questioned all religious and moral certainties? Was he a defender of women or a misogynist whose writings reproduced the antifeminism characteristic of his time? How do Chaucer's works relate to medieval ideas about the nature and purposes of poetry? Do his pilgrims reflect the social reality of his day or were they the expression of traditional literary conventions? Writing as an historian, Rigby argues that instead of seeking to modernise Chaucer, we need to locate his work in the context of the thought, social issues and political controversies of Chaucer's own day.".
- catalog contributor b10276264.
- catalog coverage "England Civilization 1066-1485.".
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "1. Chaucer: real-life observation versus literary convention -- 2. Monologic versus dialogic Chaucer -- 3. Allegorical versus humanist Chaucer -- 4. Misogynist versus feminist Chaucer -- Conclusion: Chaucer: validity in interpretation.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-196) and index.".
- catalog description "Whilst the Canterbury Tales are universally acknowledged as one of the great texts of English literature, there is perhaps less critical agreement about their meaning than for any other work in the English literary canon. In particular, critics and historians have been unable to reach any consensus about the social, political and religious values which Chaucer favoured. Did his writings represent a challenge to the dominant social outlook of his day or were they intended to reinforce the contemporary status quo? Was Chaucer a poet of profound religious piety or a sceptic who questioned all religious and moral certainties? Was he a defender of women or a misogynist whose writings reproduced the antifeminism characteristic of his time? How do Chaucer's works relate to medieval ideas about the nature and purposes of poetry? Do his pilgrims reflect the social reality of his day or were they the expression of traditional literary conventions?".
- catalog description "Writing as an historian, Rigby argues that instead of seeking to modernise Chaucer, we need to locate his work in the context of the thought, social issues and political controversies of Chaucer's own day.".
- catalog extent "205 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Chaucer in context.".
- catalog identifier "0719042356".
- catalog identifier "0719042364 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Chaucer in context.".
- catalog isPartOf "Manchester medieval studies".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Manchester, U.K. ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog relation "Chaucer in context.".
- catalog spatial "England Civilization 1066-1485.".
- catalog spatial "England".
- catalog subject "821/.1 20".
- catalog subject "Allegory.".
- catalog subject "Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 Political and social views.".
- catalog subject "Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Canterbury tales.".
- catalog subject "Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.".
- catalog subject "Civilization, Medieval 14th century.".
- catalog subject "Literature and society England History To 1500.".
- catalog subject "Literature and society England History.".
- catalog subject "PR1933.S59 R54 1996".
- catalog subject "Sex role in literature.".
- catalog subject "Social problems in literature.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. Chaucer: real-life observation versus literary convention -- 2. Monologic versus dialogic Chaucer -- 3. Allegorical versus humanist Chaucer -- 4. Misogynist versus feminist Chaucer -- Conclusion: Chaucer: validity in interpretation.".
- catalog title "Chaucer in context : society, allegory, and gender / S.H. Rigby.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".