Chaucer and medieval estates satire : the literature of social classes and the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales /

Chaucer and medieval estates satire : the literature of social classes and the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales /

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This book is an attempt to discover the origins and significance of the General Prologue-to the Canterbury Tales. The interest of such an inquiry is many-sided. On the one hand, it throws light on the question of whether ̀life' or 'literature' was Chaucer's model in this work, on...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mann, Jill (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1973.
Subjects:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400. > Canterbury tales. > Prologue.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, > -1400 > Political and social views.
Estates (Social orders) > England > History > To 1500.
Prologues and epilogues > History and criticism.
Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature.
Satire, Medieval > History and criticism.
Tales, Medieval > History and criticism.
Social history > Medieval, 500-1500.
Social problems in literature.
Social classes in literature.
Satire > Religious aspects.
Online Access:CONNECT

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