Howard, Donald Roy, 1927-

Chaucer : his life, his works, his world / [electronic resource] Donald R. Howard. - 1st ed. - New York : Dutton, c1987. - xix, 636 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Maps on lining papers. "A William Abrahams book."

Includes bibliographies and index.

Into the King's Service (1342-1372) -- Memories -- A Young Man's World -- The Best of Times--the 1360s -- The Wheel Turns -- The Ear Within -- To Italy (1372-1380) -- Florence, 1373 -- To the Gatehouse -- The House of Fame -- Reading Boccaccio -- Boccaccio and the Birth of Fiction -- Into Our Time (1380-1400) -- Chaucer at Forty -- Troilus and Criseyde -- The Worst of Times--the 1380s -- The Canterbury Tales--the Plan Takes Shape -- The Canterbury Tales--Making a World of Story -- A New Age--the 1390s -- The End of the Pilgrimage -- The Order of The Canterbury Tales -- Chaucer's Reputation.

"A William Abrahams book." A biography of the English poet focusing on the map, the poet, and the age in which he lived.



052524400X 9780525244004

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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Chaucer, Geoffrey.


Poets, English--Middle English, 1100-1500--Biography.
Počtes anglais.

PR1905 / .H58 1987

821/.1 B