Chaucer's Pilgrims

Chaucer's Pilgrims
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 415
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ISBN-10 : 9780313019487
ISBN-13 : 0313019487
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Book Synopsis Chaucer's Pilgrims by : Robert Thomas Lambdin

Download or read book Chaucer's Pilgrims written by Robert Thomas Lambdin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-04-30 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is one of the oldest and most widely studied works of English literature. The tales provide a glimpse of medieval life, and the professions of the pilgrims figure prominently in the poetry. To have a clear understanding of Chaucer's work, the reader needs to know about the vocations of the pilgrims. For some 600 years, this information has been difficult to locate. This reference work conveniently synthesizes and discusses information about the occupation of each of Chaucer's pilgrims and provides an historical context. The volume contains individual entries for each of Chaucer's pilgrims, and the entries share a similar format to foster comparison. Each entry includes three parts. First, the pilgrim's profession is discussed in terms of the daily routine of the medieval occupation. Second, the vocation is examined in terms of its reflection in the tale told by the pilgrim. Third, the vocation and the tale are discussed, when possible, in relation to the descriptions of the characters provided in the General Prologue. Each entry includes a bibliography, and the volume concludes with a list of works for further reading.


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