| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
ix, 328, x pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Chaucer's ancestry and some remarks on fourteenth-century English history -- 2. Chaucer's youth and early education : life and the specter of death on the Ringing Isle (c.1340-1357) -- 3. Chaucer as young courtier, soldier, and, in some sense, lover (1357-1360) -- 4. Chaucer's further education, a summary of some fourteenth-century ideas of great importance to Chaucer, and the poet's marriage to Philippa Roet : speculations and scurrilous gossip (1360-1367) -- 5. Significant moments and influences : Pedro the Cruel, two deaths, that shameless woman and wanton harlot Alice Perrers, and Italian artistic humanism (1367-1373) -- 6. Chaucer's adventures as celebrated poet, civil servant, and diplomat in the declining years of King Edward III (1374-1377), with some remarks on Chaucer's honesty and comments on his art -- 7. Life during the minority of Richard II : the peasants' revolt and its aftermath (1377-c.1385), with more scurrilous gossip -- 8. The rise of Gloucester, and Chaucer's fortunes as a Royalist in evil times -- 9. The deaths of Gloucester, John of Gaunt, and the hero of this book. |
| Summary |
A biography of the medieval English author who wrote "The Canterbury Tales," "Troilus and Criseyde," "The Legend of Good Women," and other works. |
| Subject |
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.
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Poets, English -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Biography.
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Great Britain -- History -- 14th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0394493176 |
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9780394493176 |
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