This collection of fourteenth- and fifteenth-century documents is designed for students of Chaucer and Middle English literature. It makes readily available accounts of key historical events and descriptions of pertinent cultural phenomena.

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• Brings together in one volume fourteenth- and fifteenth-century historical and cultural texts.
  
• Documents shed light on the themes and styles that appear in Chaucer and other Middle English literature.
  
• Contains twelve important images from the period.
  
• Concise introductions and bibliographies accompany all documents.

About the Author
Matthew Boyd Goldie is Assistant Professor of English at Rider University.

Reviews
"This astute and well-referenced collection offers numerous ports of embarcation for those seeking adventure in the turbulent and productive textual seas surrounding the more thoroughly explored masterworks of medieval literary culture."
Paul Strohm, J.R.R. Tolkien Professor, University of Oxford

"Intelligently chosen, carefully set out, and succinctly introduced...As far as documents can tell the story, this is the 'real world' of our medieval writers."
Derek Pearsall, Gurney Professor of English, Emeritus, Harvard University

Book Information
ISBN 9780631231486
Author Matthew Boyd Goldie
Format Paperback
Page Count 340
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 590g
Dimensions(mm) 230mm * 153mm * 24mm