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Dream Visions and Other Poems: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

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Dream Visions and Other Poems: A Norton Critical Edition (Norton Critical Editions)

This Norton Critical Edition presents Chaucerâ‚¬s four dream visions and selected shorter poems and is suitable for both beginning and advanced students.
The texts are extensively glossed and are accompanied by individual introductions and explanatory annotations. A lightly regularized system of spellings has been adopted. No prior knowledge of Chaucer is assumed.

â‚¬Å“Contextsâ‚¬Â connects the poems to their classical and medieval foundations and includes works by Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, Boethius, Dante, and Boccaccio, among others.

From the wealth of scholarly work available, the editor has chosen for â‚¬Å“Criticismâ‚¬Â six essays that address the poemsâ‚¬ central themes. Contributors include Charles Muscatine, A. C. Spearing, R. T. Lenaghan, Richard Firth Green, Elaine Tuttle Hansen, and Steven Kruger.

A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 65949
Model 65949
ReleaseDate 2006-12-13
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780393925883

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