A Chaucer Glossary Contributor(s): Davis, Norman (Author), Gray, Douglas (Author), Ingham, Patricia (With) |
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ISBN: 0198111711 ISBN-13: 9780198111719 Publisher: OUP Oxford
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: August 1979 Annotation: This Glossary, designed as a practical aid to the reading of Chaucer, is intended to be serviceable with any of the widely read editions. Its primary aim is to explain the meanings of words and phrases used by Chaucer in ways which are unfamiliar in modern English. Words used as they are today are not included, but many now in common use do appear, as they had different connotations in Chaucer's time. This concise working tool will be valuable to all Middle English scholars. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Reference - Literary Criticism | Reference |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 78040245 |
Physical Information: 0.68" H x 5.47" W x 8.54" L (0.68 lbs) 206 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
Features: Glossary |
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Publisher Description: This Glossary, designed as a practical aid to the reading of Chaucer, is intended to be serviceable with any of the widely read editions. Its primary aim is to explain the meanings of words and phrases used by Chaucer in ways which are unfamiliar in modern English. Words used as they are today are not included, but many now in common use do appear, as they had different connotations in Chaucer's time. This concise working tool will be valuable to all Middle English scholars. |
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