Chaucer, Geoffrey - Further Reading
FURTHER READING
BIOGRAPHY
Pearsall, Derek. The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer: A Critical Biography. Oxford: Blackwell, 1992, 365 p.
Detailed biography discussing what is known about Chaucer's birth, parentage and childhood; his early career and writings; his achievement of fame and his public life; and his later career.
CRITICISM
Allen, Valerie and Ares Axiotis, eds. Chaucer. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996, 268 p.
Collection of critical essays dealing largely with the Canterbury Tales. Several essays focus on gender issues.
Besserman, Lawrence. Chaucer's Biblical Poetics. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1998, 338 p.
Book-length study of the biblical allusions and quotations in Chaucer's work. The author maintains that Chaucer's poetry, suffused with such allusions, demonstrates his interest in medieval beliefs concerning biblical authority and in the...
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