Authors of the Medieval and Renaissance Eras, 1100 to 1660.

Author / Editor
Augustyn, Adam.

Title
Authors of the Medieval and Renaissance Eras, 1100 to 1660.

Published
New York: Britannica Educational Publishing. in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2014.

Physical Description
xv, 358 pp.; color illus.

Description
Describes the lives and accomplishments of some 100 international writers. The section on Chaucer (pp. 84-92) summarizes his life and career as a public servant, integrating discussion of his major works in chronological order and emphasizing CT, ranking it "one of the greatest poetic works in English." Includes a color reproduction of the Chaucer portrait from the Ellesmere manuscript.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism