The Oxford Chaucer edited by Christopher Cannon & James Simpson

This authoritative edition of the complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer presents Chaucer's works for a newgeneration of students, and for a wide range of generalreaders. It provides all that undergraduates and graduate students will need to understand and appreciate Chaucer in his original Middle English, as well as an extensive scholarly apparatus. A detailed introduction situates Chaucer's works in his life and culture and offers a guide on how to read and enjoy his language and verse forms. The edition contains all of Chaucer's surviving poetry and prose, edited using a coherent editorial practice that is explained to the reader; detailed glosses on each line to aid reading; literary introductions to each text; extensive explanatory notes designed both to help the beginner with the text and to guide the scholar; and textual introductions and notes to every text, providing a detailed rationale and all of the empirical evidence for the editing practice by which the texts have been presented.

Features:

 Combines complete coverage of Chaucer's workswith reader-friendly access to individual texts

 Detailed linguistic introduction and glosses enableappreciation of Chaucer's original language

 Edited using the best modern practices, which areset out for the reader and supported by textualnotes on each work

Includes a wide-ranging introduction situatingChaucer's works in his life and culture and offering aguide on how to read and enjoy his language and verse forms

A fresh presentation of the structure of The Canterbury Tales

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