{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-geoffrey-chaucer-tison-pugh-9780813060965","title":"An Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Offers a welcome vade mecum to the Chaucer reader, whether a student or teacher. Impressively interweaving a lifetime of teaching Chaucer with a deep knowledge of his texts, Pugh compresses into one elegantly written, slim handbook the essential Chaucer. A college course in a book! And not a dull moment in it.\"--Jane Chance, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Subversions of Medieval Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Focusing on genre theory and contemporary cultural connections, Pugh has produced a fresh and stimulating introduction to Chaucer's oeuvre.\"--Kathleen Forni, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chaucerian Apocrypha\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A tight, bright manual for new students of Middle English as well as an excellent review text for all confirmed lovers of Chaucer.\"--William A. Quinn, author of \u003ci\u003eChaucer's Rehersynges\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Always engaging and lucid, \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer\u003c\/i\u003e will help even beginners understand and appreciate the poet's writing.\"--David Raybin, coeditor of \u003ci\u003eChaucer: Contemporary Approaches\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoffrey Chaucer is widely considered the father of English literature. This introduction begins with a review of his life and the cultural milieu of fourteenth-century England and then expands into analyses of such major works as \u003ci\u003eThe Parliament of Fowls, Troilus and Criseyde\u003c\/i\u003e, and, of course, the \u003ci\u003eCanterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e, examining them alongside a selection of lesser known verses. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the early hurdles faced by students of Chaucer is achieving ease and fluency with Middle English, but Tison Pugh provides a clear and concise pronunciation guide and a glossary to help novice readers navigate Chaucer's literature in its original language. Additional critical apparatus, including a survey of the writer's sources and brief summaries of major plot lines, make \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer\u003c\/i\u003e an indispensable resource for students, teachers, and anyone who has ever wanted to learn more about this crucial figure of English literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tison Pugh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813060966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813060965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.61d","brand":"Tison Pugh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926381723903,"sku":"9780813060965","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7fbbf35d-edfd-4281-914e-79531c0ce020.jpg?v=1681082765","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-introduction-to-geoffrey-chaucer-tison-pugh-9780813060965","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}