Chaucer: A Beginner's Guide: Richardson, Catherine: 9780340803615: Book: : eCampus.com

This volume introduces�the reader�to the life and works of this eminent and prolific writer. By exploring some of his major works, the�author shows the relevance of Chaucer�in the 21st century.�It discusses how to read the poems in the form in which Chaucer wrote them, why Chaucer was so important to the development of English poetry, and how the critics of Chaucer can help us to understand his work.

How to Use This Book

(1)

Begin reading the author

(1)

How to approach unfamiliar or difficult texts

(1)

Vocabulary

(1)

Summary

(1)

Why Read Chaucer Today?

(4)

Comparing different cultures

(1)

Gender issues

(1)

How medieval society works

(1)

An influence on all later poetry

(1)

Summary

(1)

How to Approach Chaucer's Work

(5)

A unique reading experience

(1)

The Canterbury Tales

(4)

Summary

(1)

Biography and Social Background

(17)

Why do we need to know who Chaucer was?

(1)

What was a `medieval author'?

(1)

Was Chaucer a typical medieval author?

(2)

Biographical details

(1)

Life in the fourteenth century

(3)

Then everything changed...

(3)

How did Chaucer develop the English Language?

(6)

Summary

(1)

Major Works

(15)

Re-telling tales

(1)

The General Prologue to The Canterbury Tales

(3)

The Canterbury Tales

(6)

Chaucer's other works

(4)

Summary

(1)

Major Themes

(13)

Chivalry and romance

(4)

Relations between the sexes

(6)

Society and Community

(2)

Summary

(1)

The Contemporary Literary Scene

(9)

Books and reading in Chaucer's time

(2)

Medieval reading

(3)

Changes in book production

(1)

How did Chaucer work?

(1)

Chaucer's early reputation

(2)

Summary

(1)

Modern Critical Approaches

(15)

Chaucer's changing reputation

(1)

The birth of literary criticism

(2)

Chivalry and historicism

(5)

Gender and feminist theory

(4)

`Open' and `closed' texts and the idea of community

(3)

Places to start with Chaucer criticism

(1)

Summary

(1)

Where to Next?

(6)

Take a route around Chaucer's poems

(1)

Read the critics

(1)

Learn more about the period

(1)

Explore the internet

(1)

Have a `Chaucer adventure'!

(1)

Read Chaucer's contemporaries

(1)

Summary

(1)

Glossary

(2)

Chronology of Major Works

(1)

Index




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