Geoffrey Chaucer
By: Harold Bloom, editor.
Contributors: Bloom, Harold.
Series: Bloom's classic critical views
Publisher: Bloom's Literary Criticism
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780791095621
Subjects: Chaucer, Geoffrey, -- d. 1400 -- Criticism and interpretation -- History
Other titles: Bloom's classic critical views : Geoffrey Chaucer
Description: Fourteenth-century author, poet, and civil servant Geoffrey Chaucer has delighted readers through the ages with his colorful tales filled with humanity, grace, and strength. He is best known for The Canterbury Tales, a vibrant account of life in England during his own day. This volume from the new Bloom's Classic Critical Views series offers students full-length essays from the 19th and early 20th centuries that present a historical look at Chaucer's literary influence through the centuries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.