Father Chaucer. Generating Authority in ^IThe Canterbury Tales^R, Paperback/***

This volume offers a fresh interpretation of Geoffrey Chaucer both as a poet and as a man. Taking as its starting point the idea of Chaucer as the 'Father of English Poetry', the book explores how the poet's thoughts on paternity and creativity lie at the heart of The Canterbury Tales. Publisher: Oxford University Press Author(s): Samantha Katz (Associate Professor of English and the Pamela Shulman Professor of European and Holocaust Studies, Associate Professor of English and the Pamela Shulman Professor of European and Holocaust Studies, University of New Hampshire) Seal Number of pages: 272 Collection: Oxford Studies in Medieval Literature and Culture Publication date: 2023 Dimensions: 154 x 235 x 19 Cover type: Paperback / softback