Chaucer and the Death of the Political Animal [electronic resource] /
Workman, Jameson S.author.
Drawing from classical myth, the history of philosophy, literature, film, music, and painting, Workman connects the artistic claims of Chaucer and tests them against similar gestures in the history of philosophy and literature. What results is a radical retake on Chaucer as a philosopher and poet, upending any preconceived views.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Poetry's Old War -- 2. The Broken Flood of the Miller's Tale -- 3. The Runaway Gods of the Manciple's Tale -- 4. The Lost World of the Nun's Priest's Tale.
Drawing from classical myth, the history of philosophy, literature, film, music, and painting, Workman connects the artistic claims of Chaucer and tests them against similar gestures in the history of philosophy and literature. What results is a radical retake on Chaucer as a philosopher and poet, upending any preconceived views.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Literature-Philosophy.
Culture-Study and teaching.
British literature.
Literature, Medieval.
Philosophy.
Metaphysics.
Literary Theory.
Cultural Theory.
British and Irish Literature.
Medieval Literature.
Philosophy, general.
Metaphysics.