Methods of representing individual voices were a primary concern for Geoffrey Chaucer. While many studies have focused on how he expresses the voices of his characters, especially in The Canterbury Tales, a sustained analysis of how he represents his own voice is still wanting. This book explores how Chaucer's first-person narrators are devices of self-representation that serve to influence representations of the poet. Drawing from recent developments in narratology, the history of reading, and theories of orality, this book considers how Chaucer adapts various rhetorical strategies throughout his poetry and prose to define himself and his audience in relation to past literary traditions and contemporary culture. The result is an understanding of how Chaucer anticipates, addresses, and influences his audience's perceptions of himself that broadens our appreciation of Chaucer as a master rhetorician.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Verlag Peter Lang
ISBN-13
9783039111213
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115958835
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Data Analysis
Author
Michael Foster
Publication Name
Chaucer's Narrators and the Rhetoric of Self-Representation
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Languages
Publication Year
2008
Type
Study Guide
Number of Pages
196 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
150mm
Item Width
220mm
Item Weight
290g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Michael Foster
Topic
Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture
Switzerland
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