Chaucer, Geoffrey (1344?-1400)

Author / Editor
Lindahl, Carl.

Title
Chaucer, Geoffrey (1344?-1400)

Published
Mary Ellen Brown and Bruce A. Rosenberg, eds. Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature (Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, 1998), pp. 114-16.

Description
Summary of Chaucer's life and poetic career, emphasizing his familiarity with a "world of noble and festive pageantry" and the "traditional customs" alluded to in his poetry.

Contributor
Brown, Mary Ellen, ed.
Rosenberg, Bruce, ed.

Alternative Title
Encyclopedia of Folklore and Literature.

Chaucer Subjects
Bibliographies, Reports, and Reference