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050 00 $aPR1874$b.R43 1997
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245 00 $aReadings on the Canterbury tales /$cDon Nardo, book editor.
246 30 $aCanterbury tales
260 $aSan Diego, Calif. :$bGreenhaven Press,$c1997.
300 $a192 p. ;$c23 cm.
490 1 $aThe Greenhaven Press literary companion to British literature
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aForeword -- Introduction -- Geoffrey Chaucer : a biography -- 1. Structure and language of The Canterbury tales -- Where did Chaucer get his idea for The Canterbury tales? / Donald R. Howard ; Chaucer's use of a game as the inner framework for the Tales / Glending Olson ; The use of the narrator in The Canterbury tales / Dieter Mehl ; The symbolic time frame of the Canterbury journey / Sigmund Eisner ; Chaucer's language and verse / M.W. Grose -- 2. Important themes in The Canterbury tales -- The theme of religious pilgrimage in The Canterbury tales / Esther C. Quinn ; Social rank in The Canterbury tales / Donald R. Howard ; The theme of marriage in The Canterbury tales / G.L. Kittredge ; Technology and deception in The Canterbury tales / Joyce T. Lionarons ; Romance in The Canterbury tales / J.A. Burrow -- 3. Specific characters and stories in The Canterbury tales -- Sketches of the characters in The Canterbury tales / Marchette Chute ; The knight's tale : a stately story of uneven justice / Michael Stevens ; Chaucer's prioress in real life / Eileen Power ; The churlish miller's vulgar tale / Margaret Hallissy ; The moral of the Nun's priest's tale / Saul N. Brody ; The "blockhead" pilgrim Chaucer and his two tales / Trevor Whittock ; The pardoner's tale : a quest for death / Michael Hoy.
520 $aThis collection of critical essays by Chaucer scholars analyzes the themes, stories, and characters in The Canterbury tales.
600 10 $aChaucer, Geoffrey,$d-1400.$tCanterbury tales$0(uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2010051825$0(uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|no2010051825
650 0 $aChristian pilgrims and pilgrimages in literature.$0(uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh97002509
650 0 $aTales, Medieval$xHistory and criticism.$0(uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008112458
655 7 $aCriticism, interpretation, etc.$2fast$0(uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01411635
700 1 $aNardo, Don,$d1947-$0(uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90609598$0(uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n90609598
700 1 $aNardo, Don,$d1947-$eeditor.$0(uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90609598$0(uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n90609598
830 4 $aThe Greenhaven Press literary companion to British literature.
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