Chaucerian Ecopoetics: Deconstructing Anthropocentrism in the Canterbury Tales 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Normandin, Shawn (Author) |
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ISBN: 3319904566 ISBN-13: 9783319904566 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $80.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | Semiotics & Theory |
Dewey: 801 |
Series: New Middle Ages |
Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.96 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. |