Chaucer's Pilgrims: An Historical Guide to the Pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales

Description: Chaucer's Pilgrims by Robert Thomas Lambdin, Laura Lambdin Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description This reference work conveniently synthesizes and discusses information about the occupation of each of Chaucers pilgrims and provides an historical context.The volume contains individual entries for each of Chaucers pilgrims, and the entries share a similar format to foster comparison. Publisher Description Chaucers Canterbury Tales is one of the oldest and most widely studied works of English literature. The tales provide a glimpse of medieval life, and the professions of the pilgrims figure prominently in the poetry. To have a clear understanding of Chaucers work, the reader needs to know about the vocations of the pilgrims. For some 600 years, this information has been difficult to locate. This reference work conveniently synthesizes and discusses information about the occupation of each of Chaucers pilgrims and provides an historical context.The volume contains individual entries for each of Chaucers pilgrims, and the entries share a similar format to foster comparison. Each entry includes three parts. First, the pilgrims profession is discussed in terms of the daily routine of the medieval occupation. Second, the vocation is examined in terms of its reflection in the tale told by the pilgrim. Third, the vocation and the tale are discussed, when possible, in relation to the descriptions of the characters provided in the General Prologue. Each entry includes a bibliography, and the volume concludes with a list of works for further reading. Author Biography LAURA C. LAMBDIN teaches Professional Communications in the University of South Carolinas Moore School of Business. Her areas of specialization include Medieval, Romantic, and Victorian Literature. The Arthurian legends popular during those three periods are of particular interest to her, and she has written many articles comparing various treatments of Arthurian material.ROBERT T. LAMBDIN is Assistant Professor of English in the Provisional Year Program at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. His areas of specialization include Medieval, Old English, Renaissance, British, and Greek Drama. Of particular interest to him are the Middle English debate poems. Details ISBN 0275966291 ISBN-13 9780275966294 Title Chaucer's Pilgrims Author Robert Thomas Lambdin, Laura Lambdin Format Paperback Year 1999 Pages 416 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc GE_Item_ID:14902782; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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