Howard, Donald Roy, 1927-

Chaucer : his life, his works, his world / 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.

Revered for centuries as the father of English poetry, Geoffrey Chaucer was also a central man of his age--a courtier, soldier, diplomat, public official, a man of action, and a man of the world. In this award-winning biography, Donald R. Howard recreates the public, private, and poetic life of this extraordinary man.

052524400X

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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400


Poets, English---Middle English, 1100-1500----Biography

PR1905 / .H58 1987

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