Chaucer

  Book still in good condition - 530 pages. Publisher:   Chancellor Press Publication Date:   1994 Binding:   Hardcover *N.B.*   If you buy more than one book from me you only pay R 6 postage on each additional book - See what else I have to offer, it might be worth your while.      

Some inscription of which the majority is in pencil. Small tare in the Contents page - almost not noticible.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Studies in the Age of Chaucer is the annual yearbook of the New Chaucer Society, publishing articles on the writing of Chaucer and his contemporaries, their antecedents and successors, and their intellectual and social contexts. More generally, articles explore the culture and writing of later medieval Britain (1200-1500). Each SAC volume also includes an annotated bibliography and reviews of Chaucer-related publications. Features Summary Studies in the Age of Chaucer is the annual yearbook of the New Chaucer Society, publishing articles on the writing of Chaucer and his contemporaries, their antecedents and successors... Author Larry Scanlon Publisher The New Chaucer Society Release date 20140212 Pages 577 ISBN 0-933784-26-0 ISBN 13 978-0-933784-26-0

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  Author(s): Geoffrey Chaucer [ed. Walter W. Skeat]  Title:      The Poems of Geoffrey Chaucer  ISBN:  n/a  Publisher: Oxford University Press  This Edition: 1912 edition, reprinted 1962  Place Of Publication: Great Britain First Published: 1912 (this edition)  Binding: hardcover  Dustjacket: yes  Number of pages: 732, + glossarial index of 149 pages  Weight: 629g  Condition:    Excellent   

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Kingsley Amis described Paul Johnson's "Intellectuals" as "a valuable and entertaining Rogues' Gallery of "Adventures of the Mind."" Now the celebrated journalist and historian offers "Creators," a companion volume of essays that examines a host of outstanding and prolific creative spirits. Here are Disney, Picasso, Bach, and Shakespeare; Austen, Twain, and T. S. Eliot; and Durer, Hokusai, Pugin, and Viollet-le-Duc, among many others. Paul Johnson believes that creation cannot be satisfactorily analyzed, but it can be illustrated to bring out its salient characteristics. That is the purpose of this instructive and witty book. Features Summary Kingsley Amis described Paul Johnson's Intellectuals as a valuable and entertaining Rogues' Gallery of Adventures of the Mind. Now the celebrated journalist and historian offers Creators... Author Paul Johnson Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20070501 Pages 310 ISBN 0-06-093046-2 ISBN 13 978-0-06-093046-2

Paperback. English. Phoenix. 2007. 310pp. In good condition. Kingsley Amis described Paul Johnson's Intellectuals as a valuable and entertaining Rogues' Gallery of Adventures of the Mind. Now the celebrated journalist and historian offers Creators, a companion volume of essays that examines a host of outstanding and prolific creative spirits. Here are Disney, Picasso, Bach, and Shakespeare; Austen, Twain, and T. S. Eliot; and Durer, Hokusai, Pugin, and Viollet-le-Duc, among many others. Paul Johnson believes that creation cannot be satisfactorily analyzed, but it can be illustrated to bring out its salient characteristics. That is the purpose of this instructive and witty book.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Part Seven Once reviled as an example of Chaucer at his most tasteless and omitted from some editions of The Canterbury Tales, this scatological anecdote has over time been accorded genuine admiration, first grudging and finally unabashed. As in The Miller's Tale, Chaucer has elaborated a simple fart joke into pungent satire against human foibles. Here too, through subtle references to religious lore, Chaucer transforms mere vulgarity into a truly clever jest and, in the opinion of some critics, a serious commentary on important issues. The particular target of the tale's satire is a friar who is so blinded by greed, hypocrisy, and anger that he cannot see how others perceive him. Features Summary John F. Plummer III (English, Vanderbilt U.) offers a comprehensive history of editions and criticism of a tale once dismissed as an elaborated fart joke and now considered a subtle and powerful satire... Author Geoffrey Chaucer Publisher University of Oklahoma Press Release date 19951231 Pages 270 ISBN 0-8061-2744-9 ISBN 13 978-0-8061-2744-6

The Wife of Bath: Number 28 'Those husbands that I had, Three of them were good and two were bad. The three that I call "good" were rich and old...' One of the most bawdy, entertaining and popular stories from  The Canterbury Tales. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400). Chaucer's works available in Penguin Classics are  The Canterbury Tales, Love Visions  and  Troilus and Criseyde. Author       Geoffrey Chaucer ISBN         9780141398099 Format      Paperback Pages        50p.

The Wife of Bath: Number 28 'Those husbands that I had, Three of them were good and two were bad. The three that I call "good" were rich and old...' One of the most bawdy, entertaining and popular stories from The Canterbury Tales. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400). Chaucer's works available in Penguin Classics are The Canterbury Tales, Love Visions and Troilus and Criseyde. Author Geoffrey Chaucer ISBN 9780141398099 Format Paperback Pages 50p.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days 'Those husbands that I had, Three of them were good and two were bad. The three that I call "good" were rich and old...' One of the most bawdy, entertaining and popular stories from The Canterbury Tales. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343-1400). Chaucer's works available in Penguin Classics are The Canterbury Tales, Love Visions and Troilus and Criseyde. Features Summary Includes stories from The Canterbury Tales. Author Geoffrey Chaucer Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20150227 Pages 50 ISBN 0-14-139809-4 ISBN 13 978-0-14-139809-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days The epic poem of honor and bravery Written by an anonymous fourteenth-century poet, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is recognized as an equal to Chaucer's masterworks and to the great Old English poems, "Beowulf" included. A green-skinned knight offers the Knights of the Round Table a simple but deadly challenge--a challenge taken on by the brave Sir Gawain. A challenge that will force him to choose between his honor and his life... @GawainsWorld So listen here, some green man came to the hall and wants someone to cut his head off. Some sort of dare? Could be fun, right? The deal is I cut off his head now, and he cuts off mine a year later. What a jester, doesn't he know he'll be dead? This goblin fellow is totally dead. All seemed fine until Ichabod Crane here fell to the floor, stood up, and picked up his head. His head, in his hands. In HIS HANDS From "Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less" Features Summary Written by an anonymous 14th-century poet, this epic poem is recognized as an equal of Chaucer's masterworks and of the great Old English poems, including "Beowulf... Author Burton Raffel (Translator), Burton Raffel (Preface by), Brenda Webster (Introduction by) Publisher Signet Classics Release date 20090121 Pages 156 ISBN 0-451-53119-1 ISBN 13 978-0-451-53119-3

The Franklin's tale by Geoffrey Chaucer Retells in prose the tale of the faithful wife and the young squire who loved her so much that he resorted to magic to win her. Author Geoffrey Chaucer ISBN 0718209249, 9780718209247 Format Hardback Pages 160p.

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days A medieval A to Z with letters from the collections of the British Library to colour in. Before the invention of the printing press, books were written out by hand, and were priceless objects. The most precious books were illuminated with gold or with bright colours. Initial letters were often highlighted either as decoration or to mark an important passage. This new colouring book is packed with a series of intricate letters carefully selected from the extensive collection of the British Library. The letters are sourced from medieval charters and seals, historical and literary manuscripts, from Virgil to Chaucer and Royal Statutes to the Book of Psalms. Each of the original letters is reproduced in colour, so that you can decide whether you prefer to choose your own colours, or to use the colours that the artist intended. With key facts about each of the letters and their source, this is the perfect book for history buffs and colouring-in fans alike. Features Summary A medieval A to Z with letters from the collections of the British Library to colour in. Before the invention of the printing press, books were written out by hand... Author British Library Publisher Pavilion Books Release date 20161115 Pages 56 ISBN 1-911216-00-7 ISBN 13 978-1-911216-00-1

Paperback. English. Oxford University Press. 1995. In good condition. This anthology of major poets and poems is intended for senior and secondary school classes. The book includes representation of black writers from Africa, Asia and Europe. It is strongest on the 20th century, but also has a selection of classic poems from Chaucer and Shakespeare onwards.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare's idea of the "seven ages" of a human life, this new anthology brings together the best-loved poems in English to inspire, comfort and delight readers for a lifetime. Beginning with babies, the book is divided into sections on childhood, growing up, making a living and making love, family life, getting older, and approaching death, ending with poems of mourning and commemoration. Ranging from Chaucer to Carol Ann Duffy, via Shakespeare, Keats, and Lemn Sissay, this book offers something for each of those moments in life - whether falling in love, finding your first grey hair or saying your final goodbyes - when only a poem will do. Features Summary Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare's idea of the 'seven ages' of a human life, this anthology brings together the poems in English. Beginning with babies... Author Laura Barber Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20080925 Pages 389 ISBN 0-14-042470-9 ISBN 13 978-0-14-042470-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The richly atmospheric new historical thriller featuring John Gower, poet and trader of secrets. Set in the turbulent 14th Century, this is perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom.London, 1386: young King Richard II faces the double threat of a French invasion and growing unrest amongst his barons - and now there's evil afoot in the City. Sixteen corpses have been discovered in a sewer, their wounds like none ever seen before. One thing is clear: whoever threw the bodies into the sewer knew they would be found - and was powerful enough not to care.Enter John Gower, poet and intellectual whose 'peculiar vocation' is dealing in men's secrets. Against the backdrop of medieval London with its grand palaces and churches, dark alleys and mean backstreets, Gower pursues his dangerous quarry. Seeking insights from his friend Geoffrey Chaucer and using his network of contacts, Gower comes to the shocking belief that the men have been killed by a new and deadly weapon of war.Known as 'the handgonne', it would put untold power into the hands of whoever perfected its design. But who has commissioned this weapon? A man who would stop at nothing to achieve his secret goal. Features Summary The richly atmospheric new historical thriller featuring John Gower, poet and trader of secrets. Set in the turbulent 14th Century, this is perfect for fans of C... Author Bruce Holsinger Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20150730 Pages 496 ISBN 0-00-749336-3 ISBN 13 978-0-00-749336-4

The Knight's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer, edited by J.A.W. Bennett 1966. George G. Harrap & Co. 208 pages. Clean and very good condition.

Bermondsey Priory, 1114: A young chaplain succumbs to the temptations of the flesh and suffers a gruesome punishment. From that moment the monastery is cursed and over the next 500 years, murder and treachery abound inside its hallowed walls. A beautiful young bride found dead two days before her wedding; a ghostly figure warns of impending doom; there is a plot to depose King Edward II; all the while mad monks and errant priests abound. Even the poet Chaucer finds himself drawn into the dark deeds and violent death which pervade this unhappy place.

Worldscapes - A Collection of Verse by R. Malan. Worldscapes presents an anthology of major poets and poems from around the English speaking world. The emphasis is on 20th century poetry, but the book also includes a selection of classic poetry from the likes of Chaucer and Shakespeare. Slight surface scratching on cover.  Traces of glue on front cover.  Name sticker on first page.  Few small markings on a couple of pages and on thickness of pages.  Rest of book in very good condition.      

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Chaucer's pilgrims are sheltering in a friary as they slowly wind their way towards Canterbury. As they settle for the night, away from the darkness outside and the shadowy figures that haunt the lanes and byways of medieval England, the Franklin narrates a mysterious, bloody tale - a true story, he suggests, which not only affects his own life, but the lives of some of his fellow pilgrims... In 1356 the Black Prince has won his resounding victory at Poitiers. However, in that bloody fight, the impoverished knight Gilbert Savage received his death wound. As Gilbert lies dying in a ditch he tells his squire, Richard Greenele, that the story of his parents perishing during the plague is untrue. Richard, if he wishes to uncover what really happened, must travel to Colchester and seek out the lawyer Hugo Coticol who holds a sealed letter telling the truth of Richard's parentage and the dreadful secrets surrounding his father's disgraceful death. This document contains a most macabre confession and Richard finds himself a small step closer to discovering the truth, and compelled to avenge his father's name. Features Summary The Franklin's Tale in the Canterbury Tales series is a bloody account of duplicity and murder Author Paul Doherty Publisher Headline Book Publishing Release date 19960704 Pages 248 ISBN 0-7472-4945-8 ISBN 13 978-0-7472-4945-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The late fourteenth century was the age of the Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt, the Hundred Years War, the deposition of Richard II, the papal schism and the emergence of the heretical doctrines of John Wyclif and the Lollards. These social, political and religious crises and conflicts were addressed not only by preachers and by those involved in public affairs but also by poets, including Chaucer and Langland. Above all, though, it is in the verse of John Gower that we find the most direct engagement with contemporary events. Yet, surprisingly, few historians have examined Gower's responses to these events or have studied the broader moral and philosophical outlook which he used to make sense of them. Here, a number of eminent medievalists seek to demonstrate what historians can add to our understanding of Gower's poetry and his ideas about society (the nobility and chivalry, the peasants and the 1381 revolt, urban life and the law), the Church (the clergy, papacy, Lollardy, monasticism, and the friars) gender (masculinity and women and power), politics (political theory and the deposition of Richard II) and science and astronomy. The book also offers an important reassessment of Gower's biography based on newly-discovered primary sources. STEPHEN RIGBY is Emeritus Professor of Medieval Social and Economic History at the University of Manchester; SIAN ECHARD is Professor of English, University of British Columbia. Contributors: Mark Bailey, Michael Bennett, Martha Carlin, James Davis, Seb Falk, Christopher Fletcher, David Green, David Lepine, Martin Heale, Katherine Lewis, Anthony Musson, Stephen Rigby, Jens Roehrkasten. Features Summary John Gower's poetry offers an important and immediate response to the turbulent events of his day. The essays here examine it from an historical angle... Author Stephen H Rigby (Editor), Sian Echard (Editor) Publisher D.S. Brewer Release date 20190920 Pages 500 ISBN 1-84384-537-7 ISBN 13 978-1-84384-537-9