Chaucer's Clerk's Tale

Chaucer's Clerk's Tale The Griselda Story Received, Rewritten, Illustrated - Garland Studies in Medieval Literature

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Surveys the history of the Griselda story as it appears in Chaucer's Clerk's Tale , examining Boccacio, Petrarch, and possible folklore sources to trace the story's origins. Summarizes critical viewpoints that have seen the tale alternately as a marital model, allegory, exemplum, religious story, and political story. Provides a survey of about 40 E

Book information

ISBN: 9780815316404
Publisher: Garland
Imprint: Garland
Pub date:
DEWEY: 821.1
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 162
Weight: 386g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 19mm