Geoffrey Chaucer : unveiling the merry bard /

Geoffrey Chaucer : unveiling the merry bard /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Flannery, Mary, 1980- author.
Imprint:	London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2024.
Description:	208 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, facsimiles ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Medieval lives Medieval lives (Reaktion Books (Firm))
Subject:	Chaucer, Geoffrey, -- -1400. Chaucer, Geoffrey, -- -1400 -- Criticism and interpretation. Poets, English -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Biography. Biographies.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/14124657

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ISBN:	9781789148633 1789148634
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-199) and index.
Summary:	"A new critical biography of medieval England's most famous poet. For over six centuries, Chaucer has epitomized poetic greatness, though more recent treatments of The Canterbury Tales lively and often risqué style have made his name more synonymous with bawdy humor. But beyond his poetic achievements, Chaucer assumed various roles including those of royal attendant, soldier, customs official, justice of the peace, and more. In this book, Mary Flannery chronicles Chaucer's life during one of the most turbulent periods of English history, illuminating how he came to be known not only as the father of English poetry but also as England's 'merry bard'."--Publisher's description.
Other form:	Online version: Flannery, Mary, 1980- Geoffrey Chaucer. London : Reaktion Books, Limited, 2024 1789148855

Table of Contents:

1. The Merry Bard
2. Connections
3. Finding His Voice
4. Custom and Craft
5. Laughing at Women
6. Conflict
7. Bawdy Chaucer
8. Becoming Chaucerian
Chronology
References
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index