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The Making of Chaucer's English: A Study of Words

The Making of Chaucer's English: A Study of Words

Cannon, Christopher
Minnis, Alastair
Christopher, Cannon

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Series: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature, Book 39

Literary CriticismPoetry Criticism

ISBN10: 0521022673
ISBN13: 9780521022675
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 10 2005
Pages: 452
Weight: 1.45
Height: 1.01 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This book is a study of Chaucer's words. It describes how these words became evidence for calling Chaucer the father of English poetry but, also, why that label is wrong. It shows that Chaucer's language is, in fact, traditional and argues that his linguistic innovation was as much performance as fact. It provides a thorough history of every one of Chaucer's words and maps the origins and patterns of use that have made these words so compelling for six hundred years.

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