"Chaucerian Aesthetics" examines "The Canterbury Tale" and "Troilus and Criseyde" from both medieval and post-Kantian vantage points. These sometimes congruent, sometimes divergent perspectives illuminate both the immediate pleasure of encountering beauty and its haunting promise of intelligibility. Although aesthetic reflection has sometimes seemed out of sync with modern approaches to mind and language, Knapp defends its value in general and demonstrates its importance for the analysis of Chaucer's narrative art. Focusing on language games, persons, women, humor, and community, this book ponders what makes art beautiful.
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"Chaucerian Aesthetics" examines "The Canterbury Tale" and "Troilus and Criseyde" from both medieval and post-Kantian vantage points. These sometimes congruent, sometimes divergent perspectives illuminate both the immediate pleasure of encountering beauty and its haunting promise of intelligibility. Although aesthetic reflection has sometimes seemed out of sync with modern approaches to mind and language, Knapp defends its value in general and demonstrates its importance for the analysis of Chaucer's narrative art. Focusing on language games, persons, women, humor, and community, this book ponders what makes art beautiful.
Imprint | Palgrave Macmillan |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | The New Middle Ages |
Release date | September 2008 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2008 |
Authors | P. Knapp |
Dimensions | 216 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 242 |
Edition | New |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-230-60668-5 |
Barcode | 9780230606685 |
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LSN | 0-230-60668-7 |