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Description:Chaucer's England presents new interpretations of late fourteenth-century English society through a unique combination of historical inquiry and literary analysis. Beginning with the turbulent reign of Richard I and Bolingbroke's coup, the contributors look at organized crime, illiteracy, patronage, the influence Richard might have had personally over the remarkable literary production of the period, the concepts of gentility that shaped Chaucer's own thinking, the pervasive influence of hunting on medieval literature, the role London played as the center of both the court and the literary world, and more. Contributors to the volume include: Caroline Barron, Royal Holloway and Bedford College Michael Bennett, University of Tasmania Lawrence Clopper, Indiana University Susan Crane, Rutgers University Richard Firth Green, University of Western Ontario Barbara Hanawalt, University of Minnesota Nicholas Orme, University of Exeter Nigel Saul, Royal Holloway and Bedford College Paul Strohm, Indiana University David Wallace, University of MinnesotaWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chaucer's England: Literature in Historical Context. To get started finding Chaucer's England: Literature in Historical Context, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Chaucer's England presents new interpretations of late fourteenth-century English society through a unique combination of historical inquiry and literary analysis. Beginning with the turbulent reign of Richard I and Bolingbroke's coup, the contributors look at organized crime, illiteracy, patronage, the influence Richard might have had personally over the remarkable literary production of the period, the concepts of gentility that shaped Chaucer's own thinking, the pervasive influence of hunting on medieval literature, the role London played as the center of both the court and the literary world, and more. Contributors to the volume include: Caroline Barron, Royal Holloway and Bedford College Michael Bennett, University of Tasmania Lawrence Clopper, Indiana University Susan Crane, Rutgers University Richard Firth Green, University of Western Ontario Barbara Hanawalt, University of Minnesota Nicholas Orme, University of Exeter Nigel Saul, Royal Holloway and Bedford College Paul Strohm, Indiana University David Wallace, University of MinnesotaWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chaucer's England: Literature in Historical Context. To get started finding Chaucer's England: Literature in Historical Context, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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