{"product_id":"jankyns-book-of-wikked-wyves-ralph-hanna-9780820319209","title":"Jankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves: The Primary Texts","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe three medieval texts that make up \u003ci\u003eJankyn's Book of Wikked Wyves\u003c\/i\u003e have formed a vital part of Chaucerian research for more than half a century. Integrated here for the first time, these texts now form a cornerstone volume of the Chaucer Library series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNear the end of her prologue, Chaucer's Wife of Bath tells how her fifth husband, Jankyn, a clerk of Oxford, taunted her by reading from a collection of antifeminist tracts. The contents of Jankyn's book include three texts that enjoyed wide distribution in the later Middle Ages: Walter Map's \"Dissuasio Valerii,\" Theophrastus's \"De Nuptiis,\" and Jerome's \"Adversus Jovinianum.\" The first two are reproduced in their entirety in this volume, with selections from the third. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe editors examine Jankyn's book from many angles, including the extensive manuscript sources from which it may be reconstructed, background information for its literary appreciation, and Chaucer's use of the materials. The publication of this volume, the fourth in the Chaucer Library, represents a major event for medievalists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph Hanna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820319201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820319209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.58h x 6.43w x 1.00d","brand":"Ralph Hanna","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926502342911,"sku":"9780820319209","price":120.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_5e1050ac-81f9-456f-904c-57b11df065a6.jpg?v=1681083433","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jankyns-book-of-wikked-wyves-ralph-hanna-9780820319209","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}