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Middle English edition and French translation of BD, HF, Anel, and PF, with introduction and commentary in French.

Describes "the author's work as a translator" of CT "and how she uses this translation in the classroom."

Reviews the history, planning, making, distribution, an early use of the CantApp edition of GP (2020), designed to be accessed on a mobile device, the first of its kind. Offers suggestions for similar efforts in the future and includes description of…

Clarifies pressures exerted by literary translation theories of the late twentieth century on Boje's translation of CT, focusing on the taboo against blasphemy in the target language, Afrikaans, and Chaucer's use of religious oaths.

Lists and describes nine documents about Chaucer's life discovered since the publication of Chaucer's Life-Records in 1966.

Reflects on the newly discovered documents in the case of Cecily Champagne, and contends that, regardless of whether Chaucer was to blame, medieval studies and Chaucerian critics remain at fault if they excused Chaucer on account of his poetry.…

Explores the misogyny that underlies several historical records of, and modern commentaries on, an attempt to seduce Alice Chaucer, Chaucer’s daughter, by Philip, duke of Burgundy. See a response by Rachel E. Moss, "#NotAllMen: In Conversation…

Examines newly discovered documents to argue that Chaucer and Cecily Chaumpaigne were both party to Staundon's legal maneuvers, and that, because of the Statute of Laborers, Chaumpaigne's quit claim offered a resolution. Presents a reappraisal of…

Briefly records the chronology of Thomas Staundon, Chaucer, and Cecily Chaumpaigne

Gathers together previously known documents concerning Cecily Chaumpaigne with newly discovered documents. Documents are transcribed and translations provided.

Collects and describes the known life evidence for CecilyChaumpaigne, tracing her personal and family life.

Describes the general influence of European literature on Chaucer's works. In Japanese.

Provides recommended reading list in English and Japanese for studying Chaucer and late medieval literature and culture.

A brief introduction to Chaucer's vocabulary compared to present-day English, his grammar, his pronunciation and spellings, and his versification. In Japanese.

Discusses Chaucer's indebtedness to Anglo-Norman literature for FranT, Th, and MLT. In Japanese.

Surveys the history of Latin literature from Carolingian Renaissance to the twelfth century and enumerates the Latin texts that Chaucer undoubtedly read or his works directly draw on. The final passage focuses on Boccaccio, Petrarch, and ClT. In…

Provides an overview of the literary influence of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio on Chaucer. Refers to Italian analogues to PardT. In Japanese.

Provides a list of French works written in the period up to Chaucer's lifetime in the order of the number of extant manuscripts, from more than 100 to four. Assuming this reflects the French texts that surrounded Chaucer, reviews Charles Muscatine's…

Examines readings in CT manuscripts that are not found in most critical editions. Reviews history of textual criticism of CT up to the Riverside edition, with special reference to Ralph Hanna's scholarship. Considers merits of the electronic…

Presents various essays that introduce Chaucer, the European literary tradition on which his works draw, and the social conditions, art, and culture of his time. Includes a chronology of Chaucer and a list of recommended readings. In Japanese. For…

Provides a detailed account of Chaucer's life, with consideration of how his personality and experience contributed to his literary characteristics. In Japanese.

In light of newly discovered documents surrounding Cecily Chaumpaigne, calls for more attention to the servant women depicted in Chaucer's texts and the use of the word "endure" in his corpus.

Reports on reactions to the release of new documentary evidence about the "relationship between Chaucer and Cecily Chaumpaigne," suggesting how these reactions reveal "how much our own perspectives and feelings shape the stories we tell about the…

Situates and introduces a special issue devoted to new evidence concerning Chaucer and Cecily Chaumpaigne..

Reconstructs from documentary evidence aspects of Elizabeth de Burgh's holiday entertainment at Hatfield House in 1357-58, when Chaucer was her page, positing that Chaucer's mature recollections of performative readings can be found in BD, 349-61,…