Chaucer and medieval estates satire; the literature of social classes and the General Prologue to the Canterbury Tales. by Mann, Jill

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

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Literary value and social identity in the Canterbury tales / by Meyer-Lee, Robert John

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The voice of the hammer : the meaning of work in Middle English literature / by Masciandaro, Nicola, 1969-

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Earnest games : folkloric patterns in the Canterbury tales / by Lindahl, Carl

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Earnest games : folkloric patterns in the Canterbury tales / by Lindahl, Carl

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Chaucer, Gower, and the vernacular rising : poetry and the problem of the populace after 1381 / by Arner, Lynn

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30 great myths about Chaucer / by Prendergast, Thomas A., Trigg, Stephanie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Mythical Chaucer -- Chaucer is the father of English literature -- Chaucer was the first English poet -- Chaucer suffered an unrequited love -- Chaucer's marriage was unhappy -- Chaucer's son Thomas was John of Gaunt's bastard -- Chaucer's language is too difficult for modern readers -- The Canterbury pilgrims represent all social classes and character types -- The Canterbury pilgrims are based on real people -- The Canterbury pilgrims form a merry company -- Chaucer was a feminist -- Chaucer was guilty of rape -- Chaucer had a falling out with his best friend -- Chaucer lived in the Middle Ages -- Chaucer was a proto-Protestant -- Chaucer was antisemitic -- Chaucer was a spy -- Chaucer was a crook -- Chaucer was a political opportunist -- The Wife of Bath murdered her husbands -- Chaucer outs the Pardoner -- Chaucer never finished the Canterbury Tales -- Chaucer is obscene -- Chaucer was skeptical of chivalry -- Chaucer described himself in his works -- Chaucer wrote the first psychological novel in English -- Chaucer was in danger of being thrown in debtor's prison -- Chaucer renounced his works on his deathbed -- Chaucer is buried in his own tomb -- Chaucer was the first poet laureate -- Contemporary literary theory is irrelevant to Chaucer.…”
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30 great myths about Chaucer / by Prendergast, Thomas A., Trigg, Stephanie

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Mythical Chaucer -- Chaucer is the father of English literature -- Chaucer was the first English poet -- Chaucer suffered an unrequited love -- Chaucer's marriage was unhappy -- Chaucer's son Thomas was John of Gaunt's bastard -- Chaucer's language is too difficult for modern readers -- The Canterbury pilgrims represent all social classes and character types -- The Canterbury pilgrims are based on real people -- The Canterbury pilgrims form a "merry company" -- Chaucer was a feminist -- Chaucer was guilty of rape -- Chaucer had a falling out with his best friend -- Chaucer lived in the Middle Ages -- Chaucer was a proto-Protestant -- Chaucer was antisemitic -- Chaucer was a spy -- Chaucer was a crook -- Chaucer was a political opportunist -- The Wife of Bath murdered her husbands -- Chaucer "outs" the Pardoner -- Chaucer never finished the Canterbury Tales -- Chaucer is obscene -- Chaucer was skeptical of chivalry -- Chaucer described himself in his works -- Chaucer wrote the first psychological novel in English -- Chaucer was in danger of being thrown in debtor's prison -- Chaucer renounced his works on his deathbed -- Chaucer is buried in his own tomb -- Chaucer was the first poet laureate -- Contemporary literary theory is irrelevant to Chaucer.…”
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