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The written and spoken voice of Peter G. Beidler is well-known to scholars interested in Geoffrey Chaucer's comic tales. In this gathering of essays old and new, Beidler articulates his views on the literary relationships of Chaucer's most widely-read and often-taught tales-those of the Miller, the Wife of Bath, the Shipman, the Merchant, and the Pardoner. He discusses in clear language not only the most likely sources for these tales-their origins-but also the many changes Chaucer made in transforming them in accordance with his own purposes-their originality. He explicates key passages to show what a deliberate literary artist Chaucer was. The Foreword by Holly A. Crocker will help readers connect the strands that unify Beidler's approach to the bawdy/body tales he discusses in Chaucer's Canterbury Comedies.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

• Full title: Chaucer's Canterbury Comedies
• Subtitle: Origins and Originality
• Author: University Peter G (Lehigh University) Beidler
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 332
• EAN: 9781603810753
• ISBN: 9781603810753
• ID: 08771304
• Publisher: Coffeetown Press
• Weight: 445 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. January 2011

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