Andretta, Helen R[uth].
McGrann, Loretta, and Benilde Montgomery, eds. Selected Proceedings of the Northeast Regional Meeting of the Conference on Christianity and Literature (Patchogue, N. Y.: St. Jospeh's, 1994), pp. 95-105.
Essay not seen; reported in MLA International Bibliography.
Fleming, John V.
Sante Fe, N. M.: Della Robbia Productions, 1994.
Item not seen. WorldCat reports that it is "a brief introduction to the poet Chaucer and his times, and to the state of the English language (Middle English) in the late fourteenth century."
Watson, Pat, and Johanna Wrinkle.
Joel McIntosh, ed. 20 More Ideas for Teaching Gifted Kids in the Middle School & High School (Waco, Tex.: Prufrock Press, 1994), pp. 91-94.
Describes classroom activities for studying Chaucer and the "clues" he provides in CT to the personalities of his pilgrims, particularly those clues of physical appearances.
San Souci, Robert D., ed.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1994.
An anthology of the editor's "favorite scary tales," collected for a juvenile audience. Includes a modernized, simplified version of PardT, entitled "Three Who Sought Death" (pp. 75-77).
Bashuna, I. G. [И. Г. Башuна].
M. L. Remneva, ed. Aktual'nye Problemy Iazykoznaniia i Literaturovedeniia (Moscow: Moskovskii Ggosudarsvennyi Universitet imeni M.V. Lomonosova, 1994), pp. 138-46.
Riehle, Wolfgang.
Reinbek bei Hamburg: Rowoht, 1994.
An introductory biography of Chaucer and chronological commentary on all of his major works in light of social and personal history. Includes a time line, brief selections from critical traditions, a bibliography, an index, and illustrations largely…
Spearing, A. C., ed.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Rev. ed.
Text of FranT and the GP description of the Franklin (based on Robinson's edition, 1957) with end-of-text notes and glosses. The Introduction (pp. 1-76) describes the sources and analogues of FranT; the Breton lai genre; the tale's major themes of…
Doherty, P. C.
New York: St. Martin's; London: Headline, 1994.
Historical gothic detective fiction set in the frame of the CT, in which a lawyer, modeled on Chaucer's Man of Law, tells a story to the rest of the pilgrims about gruesome murders and the underworld of medieval London. Also published with the…
Doherty, P. C.
New York: St. Martin's; London: Headline, 1994.
Historical gothic detective fiction set in the frame of the CT, in which a knight, modeled on Chaucer's Knight, tells a story to the rest of the pilgrims about age-old vampires, mysterious deaths in Oxford, and a blind exorcist.
Item not seen; cited in MLA International Bibliography, where it is described as concerned with the memory, thought, and the muses in HF and LGW. In Japanese.
Item not seen; cited in MLA International Bibliography, where it is described as concerned with Hisashi Shigeo's theories of women and love in Chaucer. In Japanese.
An anthology of "English poets' commentary on their English peers," with a "selection of the poets' more general reflections on their art." The section on Chaucer (pp. 72-82) includes comments from Hoccleve through Wordsworth, and the volume's…
Figg, Kristen Mossler.
New York and London: Garland, 1994.
Assesses the nature and quality of Froissart's short poems: lays, chansons royales, pastourelles, ballades, virelays, and rondeaux, providing texts and commentary. The Introduction includes a survey of scholarship about Froissart's influence on…
McDonald, Nicola.
Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Oxford, 1994. Abstract available via ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global.
Item not seen. From the abstract: "The focus of my discussion is on the presentation of Medea in late-fourteenth and early-fifteenth century English literature where her story is recounted by three historians of Troy . . . as well as by Chaucer, in…
Allen, Mark,and Bege K. Bowers.
Studies in the Age of Chaucer 17 (1995): 287-362.
Continuation of SAC annual bibliography (since 1975); based on 1993 "MLA Bibliography" listings, contributions from an international bibliographic team, and independent research. A total of 340 items, including reviews.
Ashby, Cristina, Geoff Couldrey, Susan Dickson, et al.
Woodbridge, Conn., and Reading, U.K.: Primary Source Media, 1995.
A "comprehensive interactive resource for both students and teachers," providing hypertext-linked, point-and-click access to Chaucer's works ("The Riverside Chaucer") and accompanying glossary, introductions to the works and seventeen previously…
Earp Lawrence.
New York and London: Garland, 1995.
A guide to secondary sources on Machaut's life, music, and literature, plus his influence on later traditions. The general index enables users to track discussions of Machaut's influence on Chaucer, both generally and with reference to individual…
Describes eighty-eight manuscripts and fragments that include "all known copies of Chaucer's work," except CT and "a few stray lyrics and short poems." Excludes Equat and apocrypha, although these, along with portraits of Chaucer, are discussed in…
