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The Resource The life & times of Chaucer, by John Gardner ; ornaments by J. Wolf

The life & times of Chaucer, by John Gardner ; ornaments by J. Wolf

Creator
Author
Illustrator
Contributor
Summary
A biography of the medieval English author who wrote "The Canterbury Tales," "Troilus and Criseyde," "The Legend of Good Women," and other works
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
ix, 328, x pages
Contents
  • 5.
  • Significant moments and influences : Pedro the Cruel, two deaths, that shameless woman and wanton harlot Alice Perrers, and Italian artistic humanism (1367-1373)
  • 6.
  • Chaucer's adventures as celebrated poet, civil servant, and diplomat in the declining years of King Edward III (1374-1377), with some remarks on Chaucer's honesty and comments on his art
  • 7.
  • Life during the minority of Richard II : the peasants' revolt and its aftermath (1377-c.1385), with more scurrilous gossip
  • 8.
  • The rise of Gloucester, and Chaucer's fortunes as a Royalist in evil times
  • 9.
  • The deaths of Gloucester, John of Gaunt, and the hero of this book
  • 1.
  • Chaucer's ancestry and some remarks on fourteenth-century English history
  • 2.
  • Chaucer's youth and early education : life and the specter of death on the Ringing Isle (c.1340-1357)
  • 3.
  • Chaucer as young courtier, soldier, and, in some sense, lover (1357-1360)
  • 4.
  • Chaucer's further education, a summary of some fourteenth-century ideas of great importance to Chaucer, and the poet's marriage to Philippa Roet : speculations and scurrilous gossip (1360-1367)
Isbn
9780394493176
Instance
Label
The life & times of Chaucer
Title
The life & times of Chaucer
Statement of responsibility
by John Gardner ; ornaments by J. Wolf
Title variation
Life and times of Chaucer
Creator
Contributor
Author
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A biography of the medieval English author who wrote "The Canterbury Tales," "Troilus and Criseyde," "The Legend of Good Women," and other works
Additional physical form
Also issued online.
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1933-1982
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Gardner, John
Dewey number
  • 821/.1
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
PR1905
LC item number
.G3 1977
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
PR1905
NLM item number
.G3
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Wolf, J.
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Chaucer, Geoffrey
  • Poets, English
  • Great Britain
Label
The life & times of Chaucer, by John Gardner ; ornaments by J. Wolf
Instantiates
Publication
Distribution
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 5.
  • Significant moments and influences : Pedro the Cruel, two deaths, that shameless woman and wanton harlot Alice Perrers, and Italian artistic humanism (1367-1373)
  • 6.
  • Chaucer's adventures as celebrated poet, civil servant, and diplomat in the declining years of King Edward III (1374-1377), with some remarks on Chaucer's honesty and comments on his art
  • 7.
  • Life during the minority of Richard II : the peasants' revolt and its aftermath (1377-c.1385), with more scurrilous gossip
  • 8.
  • The rise of Gloucester, and Chaucer's fortunes as a Royalist in evil times
  • 9.
  • The deaths of Gloucester, John of Gaunt, and the hero of this book
  • 1.
  • Chaucer's ancestry and some remarks on fourteenth-century English history
  • 2.
  • Chaucer's youth and early education : life and the specter of death on the Ringing Isle (c.1340-1357)
  • 3.
  • Chaucer as young courtier, soldier, and, in some sense, lover (1357-1360)
  • 4.
  • Chaucer's further education, a summary of some fourteenth-century ideas of great importance to Chaucer, and the poet's marriage to Philippa Roet : speculations and scurrilous gossip (1360-1367)
Control code
ocm02020539
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
ix, 328, x pages
Isbn
9780394493176
Lccn
76001915
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other control number
PML 176782
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)02020539
Label
The life & times of Chaucer, by John Gardner ; ornaments by J. Wolf
Publication
Distribution
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 5.
  • Significant moments and influences : Pedro the Cruel, two deaths, that shameless woman and wanton harlot Alice Perrers, and Italian artistic humanism (1367-1373)
  • 6.
  • Chaucer's adventures as celebrated poet, civil servant, and diplomat in the declining years of King Edward III (1374-1377), with some remarks on Chaucer's honesty and comments on his art
  • 7.
  • Life during the minority of Richard II : the peasants' revolt and its aftermath (1377-c.1385), with more scurrilous gossip
  • 8.
  • The rise of Gloucester, and Chaucer's fortunes as a Royalist in evil times
  • 9.
  • The deaths of Gloucester, John of Gaunt, and the hero of this book
  • 1.
  • Chaucer's ancestry and some remarks on fourteenth-century English history
  • 2.
  • Chaucer's youth and early education : life and the specter of death on the Ringing Isle (c.1340-1357)
  • 3.
  • Chaucer as young courtier, soldier, and, in some sense, lover (1357-1360)
  • 4.
  • Chaucer's further education, a summary of some fourteenth-century ideas of great importance to Chaucer, and the poet's marriage to Philippa Roet : speculations and scurrilous gossip (1360-1367)
Control code
ocm02020539
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
ix, 328, x pages
Isbn
9780394493176
Lccn
76001915
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
Other control number
PML 176782
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)02020539

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