{"product_id":"fragments-39","title":"Fragments","description":"This book examines the ways in which Geoffrey Chaucer and John Gower appropriated their sources, paying particular attention to the theories of history and political agendas informing these appropriations. The study offers comparative readings of Chaucer’s and Gower’s works, framed by a concern with twentieth-century theories that explore the limits of historicist and deconstructive readings of late medieval texts. Starting with Gower’s \u003ci\u003eVox Clamantis\u003c\/i\u003e, the chapters offer largely chronological readings of texts such as Chaucer’s dream visions, \u003ci\u003eTroilus and Criseyde\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTale of Melibee\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003ePhysician’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e, and a selection of tales from Gower’s \u003ci\u003eConfessio Amantis\u003c\/i\u003e. The querying historicism pursued in these readings offers a new way of considering late medieval literature, focusing on close-reading and a dialogue between medieval and post-medieval cultural discourses.","brand":"Verlag Peter Lang","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54260049215832,"sku":"9783039113767","price":54.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9783039113767.jpg?v=1766494813","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/fragments-39","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}