Oxford Guides to Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales

The Oxford Guides to Chaucer are designed to combine the most recent scholarship on Chaucer's work with full critical interpretations. They contain essential information on such matters as sources, dates and texts; discuss themes and approaches; analyse structure and style, and offer bibliographical guidance. This second edition incorporates further work by Cooper and also a broader representation of the most significant recent scholarship and criticism, reflecting current research in the areas of Chaucer's historical and social context and developments in the intepretation of Chaucer's presentation of women.