Chaucer's England: Literature in Historical Context

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Chaucer's England: Literature in Historical Context
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Barbara Hanawalt
SeriesMedieval Cultures
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
British and Irish History
ISBN/Barcode 9780816620203
ClassificationsDewey:942
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 1 March 1992
Publication Country United States

Description

This work brings together the disciplines of history and English literature to present interpretations of late 14th-century English society. While historians have been pursuing the "new social history", literary scholars have revived interest in the historical context of literature - the "new historicism". Increasingly, the boundaries of these two disciplines have been converging, with scholars of each finding fresh insights into the complementary field of study. Beginning with the turbulent reign of Richard I and Bolingbroke's coup, this volume addresses such topics as the influence Richard might have had personally over the remarkable literary production of the period, the concepts of gentility that influenced Chaucer's own thinking, and the role London played as the centre of both the court and the literary world.