Chaucer's England : literature in historical context / Barbara A. Hanawalt, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hanawalt, Barbara A., 1941-

Series:

Medieval studies at Minnesota ; 4.

Medieval studies at Minnesota ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Medieval--14th century.

Civilization, Medieval.

Civilization, Medieval, in literature.

English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500--History and criticism.

English literature.

Literature and society--England.

Literature and society.

England--Civilization--1066-1485.

England.

Great Britain--History--14th century.

Great Britain.

Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.

Chaucer, Geoffrey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Represents the first time that disciples of history and English literature have joined forces to present new interpretations of late fourteenth-century English society.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Political Context; 1. The Court of Richard II and the Promotion of Literature; 2. Saving the Appearances: Chaucer's Purse and the Fabrication of the Lancastrian Claim; 3. Chaucer and Gentility; Part II. London as a Literary Setting; 4. Chaucer and the Absent City; 5. William Langland: A London Poet; 6. Need Men and Women Labor? Langland's Wanderer and the Labor Ordinances; Part III. Literature of the Countryside; 7. Medieval Hunting: Fact and Fancy; 8. Ballads and Bandits: Fourteenth-Century Outlaws and the Robin Hood Poems

9. John Ball's Letters: Literary History and Historical Literature10. The Writing Lesson of 1381; Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8412-X

OCLC:

476093013