Chaucer Life-records
Author | : John Matthews Manly |
Publisher | : Oxford : Clarendon Press |
Total Pages | : 670 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Poets, English |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : John Matthews Manly |
Publisher | : Oxford : Clarendon Press |
Total Pages | : 670 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : Poets, English |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Marion Turner |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 626 |
Release | : 2020-09-22 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0691210152 |
"More than any other canonical English writer, Geoffrey Chaucer lived and worked at the centre of political life--yet his poems are anything but conventional. Edgy, complicated, and often dark, they reflect a conflicted world, and their astonishing diversity and innovative language earned Chaucer renown as the father of English literature. Marion Turner, however, reveals him as a great European writer and thinker. To understand his accomplishment, she reconstructs in unprecedented detail the cosmopolitan world of Chaucer's adventurous life, focusing on the places and spaces that fired his imagination. Uncovering important new information about Chaucer's travels, private life, and the early circulation of his writings, this innovative biography documents a series of vivid episodes, moving from the commercial wharves of London to the frescoed chapels of Florence and the kingdom of Navarre, where Christians, Muslims, and Jews lived side by side. The narrative recounts Chaucer's experiences as a prisoner of war in France, as a father visiting his daughter's nunnery, as a member of a chaotic Parliament, and as a diplomat in Milan, where he encountered the writings of Dante and Boccaccio. At the same time, the book offers a comprehensive exploration of Chaucer's writings, taking the reader to the Troy of Troilus and Criseyde, the gardens of the dream visions, and the peripheries and thresholds of The Canterbury Tales. By exploring the places Chaucer visited, the buildings he inhabited, the books he read, and the art and objects he saw, this landmark biography tells the extraordinary story of how a wine merchant's son became the poet of The Canterbury Tales." -- Publisher's description.
Author | : John Gardner |
Publisher | : Barnes & Noble Publishing |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780760712818 |
Author | : Derek Pearsall |
Publisher | : Wiley-Blackwell |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 1995-01-09 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781557866653 |
This important new critical biography traces in carefully considered detail what is known of Geoffrey Chaucer's personal life while exploring the fascinating relationship between the man of affairs, who made so many 'improvisations and accommodations' to ensure his own survival, and the poet. A major reexamination of England's greatest narrative poet, it is supplemented with reproductions of Chaucer portraits and other illustrations, including maps of medieval England.
Author | : William T. Rossiter |
Publisher | : Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1843842157 |
First full study of Chaucer's readings and translations of Petrarch suggests a far greater influence than has hitherto been accepted.
Author | : John Gardner |
Publisher | : Open Road Media |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2010-09-21 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1453203788 |
DIV The pinnacle of Gardner’s medieval scholarship: a fascinating re-creation of the world of one of history’s greatest writers In this exquisite biography, John Gardner brings to life Geoffrey Chaucer, illuminating his writings and their inspiration like never before. Through exhaustive research and expert storytelling, Gardner takes readers through Chaucer’s varied career—from writing The Canterbury Tales to performing diplomatic work at the Parliament—and creates a fully realized portrait of an author whose work would remake the English language forever. Written with passion and insight, this a must-read for those interested in Chaucer and the medieval time period. This ebook features a new illustrated biography of John Gardner, including original letters, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the Gardner family and the University of Rochester Archives. /div