Geoffrey Chaucer: Unveiling the Merry Bard by Flannery, Mary

Geoffrey Chaucer: Unveiling the Merry Bard (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781789148633)

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Geoffrey Chaucer: Unveiling the Merry Bard by Flannery, Mary

Geoffrey Chaucer: Unveiling the Merry Bard

$25.00
Geoffrey Chaucer: Unveiling the Merry Bard by Flannery, Mary

Geoffrey Chaucer: Unveiling the Merry Bard

$25.00
Format: Hardcover
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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."

Author: Mary Flannery
ISBN-10: 1789148634
ISBN-13: 9781789148633
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Language: English
Published: 07/29/2024
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/29/2024
By Mary Flannery
By Mary Flannery
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Mary Flannery is the Swiss National Science Foundation Eccellenza Professorial Fellow at the University of Bern. A regular contributor to the Times Literary Supplement, her publications include Practising Shame: Female Honour in Later Medieval England.

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