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The Riverside Chaucer
Reissued with a new foreword by Christopher Cannon
Third Edition
Geoffrey Chaucer
General Editor: Larry D. Benson
1,392 pages
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234x156mm
978-0-19-955209-2
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Paperback
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04 September 2008
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- The most authentic edition of Chaucer's Complete Works available
- The fruit of years of scholarship by an international team of experts
- A new foreword by Christopher Cannon introduces students to recent developments in Chaucer Studies
- A detailed introduction covers Chaucer's life, works, language, and verse
- Includes on-the-page glosses, explanatory notes, textual notes, bibliography, and a glossary
The third edition of the definitive collection of Chaucer's Complete Works, reissued with a new foreword by Christopher Cannon.
Since F. N. Robinson's second edition of the The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer was published in 1957, there has been a dramatic increase in Chaucer scholarship. This has not only enriched our understanding of Chaucer's art, but has also enabled scholars, working for the first time with all the source-material, to recreate Chaucer's authentic texts.
For the third edition, an international team of experts completely re-edited all the works, added glosses to
appear on the page with the text, and greatly expanded the introductory material, explanatory notes, textual notes, bibliography, and glossary.
In short, the Riverside Chaucer is the fruit of many years' study - the most authentic and exciting edition available of Chaucer's Complete Works.Readership: General readers, students (postgraduate, undergraduate, and A level), and scholars of medieval English literature
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Geoffrey Chaucer General Editor: Larry D. Benson, Harvard University, and , Based on the edition by F. N. RobinsonContributors:
Stephen A. Barney
C. David Benson
Larry D. Benson
J. A. Burrow
Christopher Cannon
Susan H. Cavanaugh
Martin M. Crow
Alfred David
Norman Davis
Sharon Hiltz DeLong
Vincent J. DiMarco
Patricia J. Eberle
A. S. G. Edwards
John M. Fyler
Warren S. Ginsberg
Douglas
Gray
Laila Zamuelis Gross
Ralph Hanna III
Christine Ryan Hilary
Margaret Jennings
Traugott Lawler
Virginia E. Leland
R. T. Lenaghan
Ardath McKee
Charles Muscatine
Robert A. Pratt
John Reidy
Joanne A. Rice
Janette Richardson
Florence H. Ridley
V. J. Scattergood
M. C. E. Shaner
M. Teresa Tavormina
Siegfried Wenzel
Colin Wilkinson
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"offers a much-needed shot in the arm to Chaucer studies in colleges and universities" - Modern Language Review
"indispensable for scholars and beginners alike ... Professor Larry D Benson ... deserves a medal both for organizing a formidable team of American and British scholars and for the excellence of his own contributions." - IBooks
"an enormous advance on its predecessor ... particularly in its informative introductory materials, glossary ... and the addition of explanatary notes ot the foot of each page. At well over 1,300 pages, it must be a bargain." - Country Life
"This is a comprehensive, readable ... and up-to-date edition of the first major English poet ... the Riverside editors have served their poet handsomely. The new texts are improvements on which reveal just how brilliant an editor Robinson was, despite his limited access to the manuscripts.'" - The Guardian
"The Riverside Chaucer . . . is beautiful to look at and a sensuous delight to handle. Within its stout covers the entire works of the father of English literature are displayed in fine clear type with very adequate footnote glossaries. The linguistic, historical and literary scholarship are a masterpiece of Anglo-American collaboration. The reading of Chaucer is made into an exquisite pleasure, not a philological chore. This is the best edition of Chaucer in existence." - Anthony Burgess
"It is a sheer pleasure to read." - Good Book Guide
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Christopher Cannon: Foreword
Larry D. Benson: Preface
INTRODUCTION
Martin M. Crow & Virginia E. Leland: Chaucer's Life
Larry D. Benson: The Canon and Chronology of Chaucer's Works
Norman Davis: Language and Versification
Larry D. Benson: The Texts
THE CANTERBURY TALES
THE BOOK OF THE DUCHESS
THE HOUSE OF FAME
ANELIDA AND ARCITE
THE PARLIAMENT OF FOWLS
BOECE
THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN
THE SHORT POEMS
A TREATISE ON THE ASTROLABE
THE ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE
APPENDIX
General Bibliography
Explanatory Notes
Textual Notes
Glossary
Index of Proper Names
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