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Jenkins, Anthony, ed.   New York: Garland Publishers, 1980.
Reproduces the Longleat MS 256 of "The Isle of Ladies" (included in Speght's edition of Chaucer), providing glossary, introduction, and notes.

Alford, John A.,and Dennis P. Seniff.   New York: Garland, 1984.
Useful in researching legal themes in medieval literature.

Palmer, R. Barton, ed and trans.   New York: Garland, 1984.
An edition of the fourteenth-century French text with English translation, introduction on Machaut and his influence on BD, and critical bibliography.

Wilhelm, James J.,and Lailia Zamuelis Gross, eds.   New York: Garland, 1984.
Six Arthurian texts spanning several centuries and using new translations.

Morris, Lynn King.   New York: Garland, 1985.
A bibliography of and index to nineteenth- and twentieth-century Chaucerian criticism on sources and analogues.

Woods, Marjorie Curry, ed. and trans.   New York: Garland, 1985.
Includes English translation.

Rice, Joanne A.   New York: Garland, 1987.
Covers 88 verse romances, including "Gamelyn," and 20 prose romances; equipped with an author index and preceded by general studies--definition, genre, Alexander romances, alliterative poetry, Arthurian literature, Breton lay, chivalry, convention,…

De Weever, Jacqueline.   New York: Garland, 1987.
Using Chaucerian spellings, the dictionary is designed for beginners and nonspecialists as well as for scholars and specialists interested in the etymology, formation, and development of personal names and names of gods and goddesses (mythical and…

Smarr, Janet Levarie, trans.   New York: Garland, 1987.
Verse translations of Boccaccio's sixteen Latin "Eclogues," with facing texts reprinted from the edition of Massera (1928); also a substantial critical introduction and extensive notes on allegory and mythological references in each poem.

Daly, Vincent, ed.   New York: Garland, 1987.
Edits "The Isle of Ladies," with accompanying notes, glossary, and commentary, the latter including discussion of the text, language, date, authorship, literary context, style, and meter of the poem. The poem was first printed by Thomas Speght in…

Fisher, Sheila Marie.   New York: Garland, 1988.
Addesses "Chaucer's interest in and exploration of the problem of determining value . . . . The question is central to Chaucer's own concerns with the ethical and artistic value of his poetry throughout 'The Canterbury Tales'," with particular focus…

Ruud, Jay.   New York: Garland, 1992.
Chaucer's lyrics have been neglected not because Chaucer was an incompetent lyric poet but because they have been overshadowed by his narrative poetry. Ruud introduces the lyrics to those not familiar with them, providing a separate "reading" of…

Kaylor, Harold Noel Jr.   New York: Garland, 1992. Freely available in e-reprint (New York: Routledge, 2020) at https://www-taylorfrancis-com.libweb.lib.utsa.edu/books/e/9780429057083; accessed November 1, 2021.
An annotated bibliography, listing materials that pertain to the "Consolation of Philosophy" in French, German, Old English and Middle English, with sections on Chaucer's translation and to its influence, with seventy-six and forty-three items…

Bronfman, Judith.   New York: Garland, 1994.
Studies the origin and development of the Griselda story from the fourteenth through the twentieth century.

Wilhelm, James J., ed.   New York: Garland, 1995.
Includes versions of the GP description of the Pardoner and lines 591-640 of PardT in normalized spelling, with a brief Introduction that identifies several indications that the Pardoner is gay.

Besserman, Lawrence [L.]   New York: Garland, 1996.
Thirteen essays originally presented as lectures at the Center for Literary Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem between September 1991 and January 1993. Each essay re-examines the relation of a major author, genre, or theme to traditional…

Flores, Nona C., ed.   New York: Garland, 1996.
Discusses animals as symbols in medieval culture and includes four essays that consider works by Chaucer. For four essays that pertain to Chaucer, search for Animals in the Middle Ages under Alternative Title.

Cosman, Madeleine Pelner.   New York: George Braziller, 1976.
Describes medieval food preparation and presentation, providing over 100 recipes as an appendix. Chapter three, "A Chicken for Chaucer's Kitchen: Medieval London's Market Laws and Larcenies" (pp. 67-91) details the conditions of medieval London…

Glencoe Literature Library.   New York: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Item not seen; cited in WorldCat, with the following abstract: "Provides teaching strategies, background, and suggested resources; reproducible student pages to use before, during, and after reading." Also available at…

Kirschenbaum, Valerie.   New York: Global Renaissance Society, 2005.
Recounts Kirchenbaum's career and thoughts as an innovative teacher who uses creative design to inspire her students, arranged as a series of examples from international history and personal experience. Includes "Measuring the Immeasurable: Chaucer"…

Hieatt, A. Kent, and Constance Hieatt, trans.   New York: Golden Press, 1961.
Adaptations of selections and abbreviations of CT in modern prose: GP, KnT, WBPT, FrPT, ClPT, FranPT, ThPT (in stanzaic poetry), NPPT, PardPT, CYPT, ManPT, and MLPT. Includes numerous color illustrations by Gustaf Tenggren and an Introduction (pp.…

Schmerling, Hilda L.   New York: Gordon Presss, 1977.
In a section called "Springtime in the Canterbury Tales: Chaucer's Inheritance of the Sacred and the Profane" (pp. 1-26), tallies a number of classical and medieval attitudes toward spring and comments on Chaucer's various allusions to and images of…

Newman, Sandra.   New York: Gotham, 2012.
Romps through the western literary canon, including commentary on CT and scoring it a 10 in Importance, 6 in Accessibility, and 9 in Fun; TC rates 4, 3, and 4, respectively. Distinguishes CT from the novel tradition, and summarizes, irreverently,…

Pockell, Leslie, ed.   New York: Grand Central, 2003.
Includes the first third of MercB in normalized Middle English.

Lithgow, John.   New York: Grand, 2007.
Includes the Middle English text of GP 1-42, with Lithgow's reading of the passage and his commentary on how it "grabs you" and makes you want to hear more.
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