| Chaucerian Ecopoetics: Deconstructing Anthropocentrism in the Canterbury Tales Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Normandin, Shawn (Author) |
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ISBN: 303008020X ISBN-13: 9783030080204 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
| Dewey: 801 |
| Series: New Middle Ages |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.64 lbs) 226 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Chaucerian Ecopoetics performs ecocritical close readings of Geoffrey Chaucer's poetry. Shawn Normandin explains how Chaucer's language demystifies the aesthetic charm of his narratives and calls into question the anthropocentrism they often depict. This text combines ecocriticism with reading techniques associated with deconstruction, to provide innovative interpretations of the General Prologue, the Knight's Tale, the Miller's Tale, the Reeve's Tale, the Franklin's Tale, the Physician's Tale, and the Monk's Tale. In stressing the importance of rhetorical nuance and literary form, Chaucerian Ecopoetics enables readers to better understand the ideological prehistory of today's environmental crisis. |