Geoffrey Chaucer [c. 1340-1400]: The Canterbury Tales
- Author / Editor
- Williams, David.
Geoffrey Chaucer [c. 1340-1400]: The Canterbury Tales
- Published
- Mary Reichardt, ed. Encyclopedia of Catholic Literature. 2 vols. (Westport, Conn.: Greenwood, 2004), 1:93-104.
- Description
- Summarizes Chaucer's life and the plot and themes of CT; then gives "something of the flavor" of the CT by assessing the theological perspectives of pilgrims from differing social classes, treating KnT, WBP, PardPT, and NPT. Closes with a description of the "critical reception" of Chaucer, focusing on how he has been the "victim" of "ideological criticism," particularly efforts to "de-Christianize" him by secular humanists.
- Contributor
- Reichardt, Mary, ed.
- Alternative Title
- Encyclopedia of Catholic Literature.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Canterbury Tales--General
- Knight and His Tale
- Wife of Bath and Her Tale
- Pardoner and His Tale
- Nun's Priest and His Tale