Starting frmo the assumption that Pearl, Puriry, Patience and Sir Gawain and thg Green Knight are by one poet, W.A. Davenport seeks to define the nature of his art. He makes a close analysis of each poem, considering the four not so much in their historical context as for their immediate poetic effect. The poet had a flair for vivid pictures and ...
This book counters the view of Chaucer's complaints as exercises in a worn-out French tradition by demonstrating how his effort to fuse lyric and narrative modes led him to experiment with complaint. 'His analyses give new perspectives on several of Chaucer's works - an intelligent, original and profitable view.' - "Studies In The Age Of Chaucer".
An introduction to the variety of medieval narrative, intended both for students and more general readers who already know some of the classics of the Middle Ages, such as Beowulf, the Decameron and The Canterbury Tales,, and who wish to venture further. Medieval definitions and theories of narrative are considered in relation to modern ...
This new edition has been extensively revised and updated since the 3rd edition published in 1994. It contains an even greater depth of industrial information, focussing on how copper metal is extracted from ore and scrap, and how this extraction could be made more efficient. Modern high intensity smelting processes are presented in detail, ...
Modern ways of presenting Chaucer make his work seem "normal", so that THE CANTERBURY TALES and its GENERAL PROLOGUE are seen as archetypes. English Professor W.A. Davenport compares contemporary works to argue that Chaucer's major work contained odd and extreme aspects as well as daring (for its day), experimental qualities.
Chaucer did not invent English poetry, nor was he alone in translating and adapting continental literature into English. In this book Tony Davenport sets Chaucer's work in the context of other 14th-century English writing, and compares his handling of subjects, themes and literary forms not only with the familiar major poets - Gower, the Gawain ...
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