Overview
- Draws on prominent writers, theorists, and philosophers including Primo Levi and Giorgio Agamben
- Offers compelling readings for not only Chaucer Studies and medieval scholars but also those interested in reception studies, philosophy, and the history of literature
- Challenges traditional readings of Chaucer through its connection of his work to the Holocaust.
Part of the book series: The New Middle Ages (TNMA)
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About the author
William McClellan is Associate Professor of English at Baruch College, City University of New York, USA. He has written articles on medieval literature, the Holocaust, Giorgio Agamben, and political theory.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Reading Chaucer After Auschwitz
Book Subtitle: Sovereign Power and Bare Life
Authors: William McClellan
Series Title: The New Middle Ages
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54879-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-56544-0Published: 05 November 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-54879-5Published: 04 November 2016
Series ISSN: 2945-5936
Series E-ISSN: 2945-5944
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 123
Topics: Medieval Literature, British and Irish Literature, Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, Poetry and Poetics, European Literature