Chaucer's Pilgrims

An Historical Guide to the Pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales

AvRobert Thomas Lambdin,Laura Lambdin

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is one of the oldest and most widely studied works of English literature. The tales provide a glimpse of medieval life, and the professions of the pilgrims figure prominently in the poetry. To have a clear understanding of Chaucer's work, the reader needs to know about the vocations of the pilgrims. For some 600 years, this information has been difficult to locate. This reference work conveniently synthesizes and discusses information about the occupation of each of Chaucer's pilgrims and provides an historical context.The volume contains individual entries for each of Chaucer's pilgrims, and the entries share a similar format to foster comparison. Each entry includes three parts. First, the pilgrim's profession is discussed in terms of the daily routine of the medieval occupation. Second, the vocation is examined in terms of its reflection in the tale told by the pilgrim. Third, the vocation and the tale are discussed, when possible, in relation to the descriptions of the characters provided in the General Prologue. Each entry includes a bibliography, and the volume concludes with a list of works for further reading.

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Utgivningsdatum:1999-04-30
Mått:156 x 235 x 26 mm
Vikt:595 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:416
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780275966294

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LAURA C. LAMBDIN teaches Professional Communications in the University of South Carolina's Moore School of Business. Her areas of specialization include Medieval, Romantic, and Victorian Literature. The Arthurian legends popular during those three periods are of particular interest to her, and she has written many articles comparing various treatments of Arthurian material.ROBERT T. LAMBDIN is Assistant Professor of English in the Provisional Year Program at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. His areas of specialization include Medieval, Old English, Renaissance, British, and Greek Drama. Of particular interest to him are the Middle English debate poems.

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PrefaceA Knyght Ther Was by Michael A. CalabreseA Yong Squier by Peggy HueyA Yeman Had He by John W. ConleeTher Was Also A Nonne, A Prioress by Maureen HouriganAnother Nonne With Hire Hadde She by Rebecca StephensAnd Preestes Thre by Catherine CoxA Monk Ther Was, A Fair for the Maistrie by John P. HermannA Frere Ther Was, A Wantowne and a Meryee by Karl T. HagenA Marchant Was Ther With a Forked Berd by Nancy M. RealeA Clerk Ther Was of Oxenford Also by Bert DillonA Sergeant of the Law, War and Wyse by Joseph HornsbyA Frankeleyn Was In His Compaignye by Liz SemblerAn Haberdasher… by Laura and Robert Lambdin…And a Carpenter… by Julian N. Wasserman and Marc Guidry…A Webbe… by Gwendolyn Morgan…A Dyere… by Diana R. Uhlman…And a Tapycer by Rebecca StephensA Cook They Had With Hem For the Nones by Constance B. HieattA Shipman Ther Was, Wonynge Fer By Weste by Sigrid KingWith Us Ther Was a Doctour of Phisik by Edwin EleazarA Good Wive Was Ther of Biside Bath by Judith SloverAnd Was a Povre Persoun of a Toun by Esther M. G. SmithWith Hym Ther Was a Plowman, Was His Brother by Daniel F. PiggThe Millere Was a Stout Carl for the Nones by Laura and Robert LambdinA Gentil Maunciple Was Ther of a Temple by John H. FisherThe Reve Was a Sclendre Colerik Man by Richard B. McDonaldA Sumonour Was Ther With Us In That Place by James KellerWith Hym Ther Rood a Gentil Pardoner by Elton E. SmithHarry Bailly: Chaucer's Innkeeper by Thomas C. RichardsonI Demed Hym Som Chanoun For To Be by Christine N. ChismHis Yeman Eek Was Ful of Curteisye by Robert and Laura Lambdin"What Man Artow?": The Narrator as Writer and Pilgrim by Katharine WilsonSelected BibliographyIndex