Chaucer as Children's Literature: Retellings from the Victorian and Edwardian Eras

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Velma Bourgeois Richmond

Chaucer as Children's Literature

Retellings from the Victorian and Edwardian Eras

Velma Bourgeois Richmond

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English

McFarland & Co Inc
31 May 2004

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Literary studies: poetry & poets; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Children's literature studies: general

Although Geoffrey Chaucer is the major author for Middle English studies, he often receives little notice in studies of children's literature. However, there is a fascinating relationship between Chaucer and children's interests.

This book examines in detail Chaucer stories retold for children--both the texts and the illustrations, which are excellent examples of the verbal and visual storytelling that are very important in children's literature. The popularity of certain Chaucer stories, their adjustment for children, and the historical, political, educational, and social contexts of the retellings reveal Victorian and Edwardian attitudes. The author also considers how retellings of Chaucer stories contributed to the traditional view of Chaucer as the Father of English and how this view of him was developed at the turn of the twentieth century as part of an expansion of general education and English studies.

By: Velma Bourgeois Richmond
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780786417407
ISBN 10: 0786417404
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 31 May 2004
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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