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Geoffrey Chaucer
ISBN: 9780198767718
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Geoffrey Chaucer (Literature)
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9780198767718 (旧規格ISBN: 0198767714)
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Originally writing over 600 years ago, Geoffrey Chaucer is today enjoying a global renaissance. Why do poets, translators, and audiences from so many cultures, from the mountains of Iran to the islands of Japan, find Chaucer so inspiring? In part this is down to the character and sheer inventiveness of Chaucer's work. At the time Chaucer's writings were not just literary adventures, but also a means of convincing the world that poetry and science, tragedy and astrology, could all be explored through the English language. French was still England's aristocratic language of choice when Chaucer was born; Latin was used for university education, theological discussion, and for burying the dead. Could a hybrid tongue such as English ever generate great writing to compare with French and Latin? Chaucer, miraculously, believed that it could, through gradual expansion of expressiveness and scientific precision. He was never paid to do this; he was valued, rather, as a capable civil servant, regulating the export of wool and the building of seating for royal tournaments. Such experiences, however, fed his writing, leading him to achieve a range of social registers, from noble tragedy to barnyard farce, unrivalled for centuries. His tale-telling geography is vast, his fascination with varieties of religious belief endless, and his desire to voice female experience especially remarkable. Many Chaucerian poets and performers, today, are women. In this Very Short Introduction David Wallace introduces the life, performance, and poetry of Chaucer, and analyses his astonishing and enduring appeal. Previously published in hardback as Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Introduction ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are thE perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
難解なテーマを分かりやすく解説する入門書シリーズ
Very Short Introductions (VSI) シリーズは、1995年に Mary Beard 著『Classics』の刊行をもって創刊し、以来、歴史や政治、宗教、哲学、科学、時事問題、ビジネス、経済、芸術、文化など、様々な分野のテーマを取り上げてきました。発行点数も数多く、現在までに680タイトル以上を刊行しています。
本シリーズは、世界各国の評論家からの評価も高く、知識欲の強い読者の間では定番の入門書として定着しつつあります。販売部数は全世界で1,000万部を超え、53ヶ国語の言語に翻訳されています。
専門家による分析や新しい見解を盛り込みながら、イスラム教からポスト構造主義、宇宙論まで、難解なテーマを平易に説く、刺激に満ちた Very Short Introductions は、初学者にとって最適の入門書であり、予備知識のある読者には新たな視点を提供します。一般の方や大学生、大学院生に愛読されているほか、大学の授業にも採用されるなど、幅広くご活用いただいています。
注意:このシリーズはELT教材に該当しないため割引対象外です。
Originally writing over 600 years ago, Geoffrey Chaucer is today enjoying a global renaissance. Why do poets, translators, and audiences from so many cultures, from the mountains of Iran to the islands of Japan, find Chaucer so inspiring? In part this is down to the character and sheer inventiveness of Chaucer's work. At the time Chaucer's writings were not just literary adventures, but also a means of convincing the world that poetry and science, tragedy and astrology, could all be explored through the English language. French was still England's aristocratic language of choice when Chaucer was born; Latin was used for university education, theological discussion, and for burying the dead. Could a hybrid tongue such as English ever generate great writing to compare with French and Latin? Chaucer, miraculously, believed that it could, through gradual expansion of expressiveness and scientific precision. He was never paid to do this; he was valued, rather, as a capable civil servant, regulating the export of wool and the building of seating for royal tournaments. Such experiences, however, fed his writing, leading him to achieve a range of social registers, from noble tragedy to barnyard farce, unrivalled for centuries. His tale-telling geography is vast, his fascination with varieties of religious belief endless, and his desire to voice female experience especially remarkable. Many Chaucerian poets and performers, today, are women. In this Very Short Introduction David Wallace introduces the life, performance, and poetry of Chaucer, and analyses his astonishing and enduring appeal. Previously published in hardback as Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Introduction ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are thE perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
シリーズの説明
難解なテーマを分かりやすく解説する入門書シリーズ
Very Short Introductions (VSI) シリーズは、1995年に Mary Beard 著『Classics』の刊行をもって創刊し、以来、歴史や政治、宗教、哲学、科学、時事問題、ビジネス、経済、芸術、文化など、様々な分野のテーマを取り上げてきました。発行点数も数多く、現在までに680タイトル以上を刊行しています。
本シリーズは、世界各国の評論家からの評価も高く、知識欲の強い読者の間では定番の入門書として定着しつつあります。販売部数は全世界で1,000万部を超え、53ヶ国語の言語に翻訳されています。
専門家による分析や新しい見解を盛り込みながら、イスラム教からポスト構造主義、宇宙論まで、難解なテーマを平易に説く、刺激に満ちた Very Short Introductions は、初学者にとって最適の入門書であり、予備知識のある読者には新たな視点を提供します。一般の方や大学生、大学院生に愛読されているほか、大学の授業にも採用されるなど、幅広くご活用いただいています。
注意:このシリーズはELT教材に該当しないため割引対象外です。
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