{"product_id":"9781557866653","title":"The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer A Critical Biography","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Critical Biographies\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Life of Geoffrey Chaucer\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Critical Biography\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDerek Pearsall\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDerek Pearsall\u003c\/b\u003e is Gurney Professor of English at Harvard University and was Professor and Co-Director of the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of York, 1965-85. His numerous publications include \u003ci\u003eJohn Lydgate\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), \u003ci\u003eOld English and Middle English Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (1977), \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales: A Critical Study\u003c\/i\u003e (1985) and \u003ci\u003eAn Annotated Critical Bibliography of Langland\u003c\/i\u003e (1990).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 January 1995\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781557866653\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e380\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44312392827020,"sku":"9781557866653","price":56.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781557866653_38e021a3-ac47-4b11-a2f7-7a64d5fd3ac4.jpg?v=1780155836","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781557866653","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}