Chaucer as children's literature : retellings from the Victorian and Edwardian eras / Velma Bourgeois Richmond.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Richmond, Velma Bourgeois.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400--Adaptations--History and criticism.

Chaucer, Geoffrey.

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400--Appreciation--English-speaking countries.

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.

Adaptations.

Children--Books and reading--English-speaking countries--History--19th century.

Children.

Children--Books and reading.

English-speaking countries.

History.

Children--Books and reading--English-speaking countries--History--20th century.

Children's literature, English--History and criticism.

Children's literature, English.

Physical Description:

vii, 255 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2004]

Summary:

Geoffrey Chaucer is the major author for Middle English studies and therefore usually receives at most a casual glance in studies of children's literature. There have always been

Contents:

1. Contexts and Criticisms 5

2. Victorian Beginnings 23

3. Chaucer in the Nursery 78

4. Edwardian Extravagance for Youth 93

5. American Retellings 139

6. Chaucer in Schoolbooks 168

7. Literary History for Children 200.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-245) and index.

ISBN:

0786417404

OCLC:

54001495