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

Velma Bourgeois Richmond

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Description: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.Velma Bourgeois Richmond is professor emerita at Holy Names College, Oakland, California. She lives in Berkeley, California.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chaucer as Children's Literature: Retellings from the Victorian and Edwardian Eras. To get started finding Chaucer as Children's Literature: Retellings from the Victorian and Edwardian Eras, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 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.Velma Bourgeois Richmond is professor emerita at Holy Names College, Oakland, California. She lives in Berkeley, California.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chaucer as Children's Literature: Retellings from the Victorian and Edwardian Eras. To get started finding Chaucer as Children's Literature: Retellings from the Victorian and Edwardian Eras, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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