Jerome Taylor – författare

Eighteen varied yet strikingly complementary approaches to The Canterbury Tales challenge the reader to fuller appreciation of Chaucer's art both in its formal aspects and in its larger human implications. Numerous artistic and historical problems are treated in these essays, including the narrative point of view established by Chaucer the pilgrim, the possible architectonic function of The Parson's Tale, the medieval controversy over the friars, the pronouncements of the medieval church on the Jews, and the socio-economic background of the fourteenth century. This anthology is distinct not only because of the excellence of individual selections but also in the fact that the selections, though diverse in origin and approach, together contribute to a unifying view of the Canterbury Tales and to a just evaluation of Chaucer's full stature among the giants of literature.

An ever-growing band of dedicated Chaucer scholars works to promote fuller understnding and appreciation of the remarkable art of Geoffrey Chaucer. Professors Schoeck and Taylor, who in 1960 collaborated editorially on a critical volume on the Canterbury Tales, have joined together again in this volume on other segments of Chaucer's creative output.In this book, twelve scholars build towards a mature understnading and evaluation of the Troilus, while other contributors deal with The Book of the Duchess, The House of Fame, and The Parelement of Foules.