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This informal, thoroughly entertaining biography of Chaucer is written with such verve and pace that it seems as if the author must have known Chaucer personally. Completely modern in its point of view, this splendid book gives a fascinating picture of the way people lived in 14th century England with England's great literary figure and the founder of the modern English language as the center of focus. The reader will also find here detailed analyses of Chaucer's works: The House of Fame, The Book of the Duchesse, The Parliament of Birds, Troilus and Criseyde, and an unusually fine interpretation of the immortal Canterbury Tales.
—from the back cover
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