Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. This book explores the world in which Chaucer wrote; it offers opportunities for comparison between his work and that of his near contemporaries; and discusses stylistic variations to be found between Chaucer and other writers, and within Chaucer's own texts.

 

This book is part of a book series called Cambridge Contexts in Literature .

There are 130 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Cambridge University Press .

This book has the following chapters: Introduction; 1. Approaching the Chaucerian age; 2. Approaching the texts; 3. Texts and extracts; 4. Critical approaches, 5. Writing about Chaucer and his contemporaries; 6. Resources.