Geoffrey Chaucer

Broschiertes Buch

Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Vol. III

The House of Fame: The Legend of Good Women, the Treatise on the Astrolabe with an Account of the Source

Herausgeber: Skeat, Walter W.

Beschreibung

It is impossible to overstate the importance of English poet GEOFFREY CHAUCER (c. 1343¿c. 1400) to the development of literature in the English language. His writings¿which were popular during his own lifetime with the nobility as well as with the increasingly literate merchant class¿marked the first celebration of the English vernacular as a tongue worthy of literary endeavor, most notably in his unfinished narrative poem The Canterbury Tales, the format and structure of which continues to be imitated by writers today. But the impact of Chaucer¿s work was felt even into the 16th and 17th centuries, when the first major collections of his writings set a high standard for how authors should be presented to the reading public. This widely esteemed seven-volume set¿first published in the 1890s by British academic WALTER WILLIAM SKEAT (1835¿1912), Erlington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Cambridge University¿is based solely on Chaucer¿s original manuscripts and the earliest available published works (with any significant variations or deviations between versions highlighted in the extensive notes), and comes complete with Skeat¿s informative commentary on many passages. Volume III features: ¿ ¿The Hous of Fame,¿ one of Chaucer¿s earliest works, a poem some scholars consider a parody of Dante¿s Divine Comedy ¿ ¿The Legend of Good Women,¿ a dream-vision poem that represents an early major example of iambic pentameter in the English language ¿ ¿A Treatise on the Astrolabe,¿ the oldest work in English about a scientific instrument

Autor

Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400) was an English poet and writer, widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in the English language. He is best known for his epic work "The Canterbury Tales," a collection of stories told by pilgrims on their way to the shrine of Thomas Becket in Canterbury. Chaucer was born into a family of wealthy merchants in London and was well-educated in several languages, including French and Italian. He worked as a civil servant and diplomat for much of his life, holding various positions in the court of King Edward III and later in the household of John of Gaunt. Chaucer began writing poetry in the 1360s, and his early works include "The Book of the Duchess" and "The House of Fame." However, it was "The Canterbury Tales" that cemented his reputation as a literary giant. The work, which was never completed, contains stories of all kinds, from bawdy jokes to poignant tragedies, and is notable for its vivid characterizations and its commentary on social and religious issues of the time. Chaucer's influence on English literature cannot be overstated. His works helped to establish English as a literary language in its own right, and his style and themes were emulated by countless writers in the centuries that followed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cosimo Classics
• Seitenzahl: 600
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 898g
• ISBN-13: 9781605205205
• ISBN-10: 1605205206
• Artikelnr.: 25583125