The "Canterbury Tales": A Literary Pilgrimage
- Author / Editor
- Williams, David.
The "Canterbury Tales": A Literary Pilgrimage
- Published
- Boston: Twayne, 1987.
- Series
- Twayne Masterworks Series.
- Description
- Introduces "Chaucer's allegorical tales as poetic play and playful poetry." In CT, Chaucer questions the nature of reality and the function of language in a complex interplay of realistic, grotesque, and sublime. Chapters deal with historical context, English literary tradition, philosophical debate, audience, GP, MilT, WBT, PardT, and NPT.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canterbury Tales--General.