{"product_id":"oxford-guides-to-chaucer-the-canterbury-tales-9780198878780","title":"Oxford Guides to Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales","description":"Recognised on its first appearance as the most comprehensive single-volume guide to \u003cem\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/em\u003e yet produced, this third edition brings the \u003cem\u003eTales\u003c\/em\u003e up to date in relation both to recent criticism and to the changing expectations of modern readers. The \u003cem\u003eGuide\u003c\/em\u003e provide tale-by-tale information on textual variations and sources, together with a readable commentary on thematic issues, structure, style, generic affiliations, and the contribution of each tale to the work as a whole. It concludes with a survey of the many imitations of the tales down to the early seventeenth century. This new edition also takes account of the latest scholarship, theory, and criticism and new interpretations of the tales, including such matters as gender identity, consent, and racial and religious difference. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is the most comprehensive single-volume guide to the \u003cem\u003eTales\u003c\/em\u003e yet produced, bringing together a wide range of disparate material and providing a readable commentary on all aspects of the work. It combines the comprehensive coverage of a reference book with the clarity and coherence of a critical account. Since its first publication in 1989, the \u003cem\u003eGuide\u003c\/em\u003e has established itself as an indispensable aid for any reader looking to develop their understanding of \u003cem\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelen Cooper, \u003cem\u003eProfessor Emeritus of Medieval and Renaissance English, University of Cambridge\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHelen Cooper is Professor Emeritus of Medieval and Renaissance English at the University of Cambridge. After a Research Fellowship at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, she was appointed to a tutorial fellowship at University College, Oxford, in medieval and early modern English in 1978, as their first woman fellow (and was later made an Honorary Fellow). She then moved to the Chair in Medieval and Renaissance English at Cambridge in 2004, at Magdalene College (Emeritus Professor and Life Fellow from 2014). She was a co-editor of \u003cem\u003eMedium Ævum\u003c\/em\u003e 1989-2002 and is a Fellow of the British Academy.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50457582141714,"sku":"9780198878780","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1dc2206a-818c-4552-8002-ebd93fdead34.jpg?v=1729934926","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/oxford-guides-to-chaucer-the-canterbury-tales-9780198878780","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}