Chaucer in His Time.

Description: Evokes the social and cultural conditions of England during Chaucer's lifetime by describing historical events, political circumstances, court life, domestic conditions for all classes, child-rearing, education and literacy, the influence of religious ideals and reforms, and more. Illustrates this discussion with wide-ranging details and examples from works by Chaucer and his contemporaries (especially Langland and Froissart), augmented by details and reproductions from medieval manuscripts, effigies, and architecture.