The Oxford Handbook of Chaucer

Chaucer is considered an author whose works are fundamentally timeless, appealing to each generation of readers. This Handbook comprises essays by established scholars and emerging voices that address Chaucer's poetry in the context of various disciplines, offering a snapshot of the current state of the field and suggesting future trajectories.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 688 pages
Publication date: 31 July 2023
Publisher: Oxford University Press

Chaucer, the father of the English literary canon, stands as a rare writer whose works transcend the boundaries of time. Like Shakespeare, he wields the almost magical power of poetry to captivate readers across generations. Each era reimagines Chaucer, exploring fresh perspectives on how his poetry intersects with the contemporary world and the place of the individual who inhabits it. This Handbook, comprising a collection of essays by established scholars and emerging voices, delves into Chaucer's poetry within the framework of various disciplines, including late medieval philosophy and science, Mediterranean Studies, comparative literature, vernacular theology, and popular devotion. The volume offers a comprehensive overview of the field, encompassing chapters such as Biography and Circumstances of Daily Life, Chaucer in the European Frame, Philosophy and Science in the Universities, Christian Doctrine and Religious Heterodoxy, and the Chaucerian Afterlife. As a whole, The Oxford Handbook of Chaucer provides a snapshot of the current state of Chaucer studies and offers a bold vision of the potential directions in which this field may evolve in the future.

Dimension: 246 x 171 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780198890560