Although Chaucer is typically labeled as the ‘Father of English Literature, ‘ evidence shows that his work appealed to Europe and specifically European women. Rereading the Canterbury Tales , Thomas argues that Chaucer imagined Anne of Bohemia, wife of famed Richard II, as an ideal reader, an aspect that came to greatly affect his writing.
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Alfred Thomas is Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. He has published eight books, including, Anne’s Bohemia: Czech Literature and Society (1310-1420); A Blessed Shore: England and Bohemia from Chaucer to Shakespeare; Prague Palimpsest: Writing, Memory, and the City; and Shakespeare, Dissent, and the Cold War.Купите эту электронную книгу и получите еще одну БЕСПЛАТНО!
язык английский ● Формат PDF ● страницы 251 ● ISBN 9781137542601 ● Размер файла 2.2 MB ● издатель Palgrave Macmillan US ● город New York ● Страна US ● опубликованный 2016 ● Загружаемые 24 месяцы ● валюта EUR ● Код товара 4775904 ● Защита от копирования Социальный DRM