Playing the Canterbury tales : the continuations and additions / Andrew Higl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Higl, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Canterbury tales.

Chaucer, Geoffrey.

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.

English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700.

English poetry.

English poetry--Early modern.

Manuscripts, English (Middle).

Tales, Medieval.

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400--Authorship.

Authorship.

Physical Description:

198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2012]

Summary:

Extant manuscripts and early printed editions of Geoffrey Chaucer's classic Middle English collection of tales often include post-Chaucer continuations and additions that have been purged from modern editions as spurious and apocryphal, says Higl (Winona State U.). He argues that the best way to understand the additions and changes after Chaucer's death in 1400 is as interactive fiction, and that they are as historically revealing and important as any other widely read literature. He considers reclaiming the spurious and apocryphal, thresholds to the Tales, the many John Lydgates in the world of the Tales, the movable parts of Northumberland MS 455, Geoffrey's games in the Tale of Beryn, playing games with the plowmen, and answering the riddle of the Cook's Tale. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction

Reclaiming the "spurious" and "apocryphal"

Thresholds to the tales

The many John Lydgates in the world of the tales

Movable parts in Northumberland MS 455

Geoffrey's games in the Tale of Beryn

Playing games with the Plowmen

Answering the riddle of the Cook's tale

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781409427285

1409427285

9781409427292

1409427293

OCLC:

752471430