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" Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury tales / "
edited & with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
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BL
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1008992
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b763362
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| Title & Author
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Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury tales /\ edited with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Bloom's Literary Criticism,, ©2008.
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| Series Statement
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Bloom's guides
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118 pages ;; 23 cm.
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0791097927
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: 9780791097922
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-108) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Biographical sketch -- The story behind the story -- List of characters -- Summary and analysis -- Critical views. G.K. Chesterton on Chaucer's greatness -- Arthur W. Hoffman on the Opening lines of the Prologue -- E.T. Donaldson on Chaucer the poet and pilgrim -- Paul G. Ruggiers on Chaucerian comedy -- V.A. Kolve on Chaucer's Fabliaux -- Alcuin Blamires on Excess and restraint in the Tales -- Winthrop Wetherbee on the Absence of order -- Anne Laskaya on Chaucer and competition -- Derek Brewer on the Miller's tale -- Helen Phillips on Intentional diversity in the Tales -- John C. Hirsch on Love and death in the Knight's tale -- C. David Benson on the First two tales -- Seth Lerer on the Philosophical question of the Tales -- Lee Patterson on Chaucer as creator of English tradition -- Works by Geoffrey Chaucer -- Annotated bibliography -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
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| Abstract
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A study guide to Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales." Includes a brief biography of the author, summaries of key points, and excerpts of critical essays.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey,-1400., Canterbury tales.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey,d. 1400., Canterbury tales.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey.
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Tales, Medieval-- History and criticism.
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Folklore-- History and criticism.
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Tales, Medieval.
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Canterbury tales (Chaucer, Geoffrey)
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Racconti di Canterbury
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| Dewey Classification
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821/.1
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| LC Classification
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PR1874.G455 2008
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HH 5083rvk
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Bloom, Harold.
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| Parallel Title
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Canterbury tales
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