Helen Cooper (2) (1947–)
Author of Oxford Guides to Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales
For other authors named Helen Cooper, see the disambiguation page.
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Le Morte Darthur: The Winchester Manuscript (Oxford World's Classics) (1485) — Editor, some editions — 817 copies, 7 reviews
Ovid Renewed: Ovidian Influences on Literature and Art from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century (1988) — Contributor — 16 copies
A Companion to Romance: From Classical to Contemporary (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture) (2004) — Contributor — 12 copies
The Oxford History of Classical Reception in English Literature: Volume 2: 1558-1660 (2015) — Contributor — 9 copies
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This serves as an excellent summary of modern criticism. It takes the tales and the prologue on an individual basis and discusses: date and text, genre, sources, structure,themes, and the tale in context. for each one. If you are setting out to read the canterbury tales more or less in their entirety then this is an excellent companion. I found myself reading the tale then Cooper's criticisms and then reading the tale again to check on ideas gleaned from this book.. The final chapter looks show more at imitations or attempted completion of the tales up to the age of Shakespeare and is a lively read. show less
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