Chaucer and religion

Phillips, Helen, ed. 2010. Chaucer and religion. Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer.

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Abstract

How do critics, religious scholars and historians in the early twenty-first century view Chaucer’s relationship to religion? And how can he be taught and studied in an increasingly secular and multi-cultural environment? The essays here, on [the Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, lyrics and dream poems, aim to provide an orientation on the study of the the religions, the religious traditions and the religious controversies of his era – and to offer new perspectives upon them. Using a variety of theoretical, critical and historical approaches, they deal with topics that include Chaucer in relation to lollardy, devotion to the saint and the Virgin Mary, Judaism andIslam, and the Bible; attitudes towards sex, marriage and love; ethics, both Christian and secular; ideas on death and the Judgement; Chaucer’s handling of religious genres such as hagiography and miracles, as well as other literary traditions – romance, ballade, dream poetry, fablliaux and the middle ages’ classical inheritance – which pose challenges to religious world views. These are complemented by discussion of a range of issues related to teachingChaucer in Britain and America today, drawn from practical experience.

Item Type:	Book - edited
Book Type:	Edited Book
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	Boydell and Brewer
ISBN:	9781843842293
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Last Modified:	01 Jul 2026 15:32
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/11869

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