Essays on Chaucerian Irony

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Medieval, British, Theory
Cover of the book Essays on Chaucerian Irony by Earle Birney, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
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Author: Earle Birney ISBN: 9781442633681
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Publication: December 15, 1985
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Earle Birney
ISBN: 9781442633681
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication: December 15, 1985
Imprint:
Language: English

These essays, written between 1937 and 1960, have remained classics of their kind. They include important discussions on irony—its native traditions and its occurrence in early English literature, an account of critics’ appreciation of Chaucerian irony prior to this century, and a detailed examination of four of the Canterbury Tales. The illuminating analysis of the complex use of various kinds of irony in the Miller’s Tale, the Friar’s Tale, the Summoner’s Tale, and the Manciple’s Tale emphasizes aspects of Chaucer’s art that are very acceptable to contemporary. As a result, these essays lead today’s reader towards a fuller understanding of Chaucer’s achievement. 

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These essays, written between 1937 and 1960, have remained classics of their kind. They include important discussions on irony—its native traditions and its occurrence in early English literature, an account of critics’ appreciation of Chaucerian irony prior to this century, and a detailed examination of four of the Canterbury Tales. The illuminating analysis of the complex use of various kinds of irony in the Miller’s Tale, the Friar’s Tale, the Summoner’s Tale, and the Manciple’s Tale emphasizes aspects of Chaucer’s art that are very acceptable to contemporary. As a result, these essays lead today’s reader towards a fuller understanding of Chaucer’s achievement. 

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