Strohm, Paul,  1938- <br/><br/>
Chaucer's tale :  1386 and the road to Canterbury / 
Paul Strohm. 
 - [Paperbck edition] 
 - xv, 284 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :  color illustrations, maps (some color) ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-277) and index. 
<br/><br/>Chaucer's crisis -- A married man -- Aldgate -- The wool men -- In Parliament -- The other Chaucer -- The problem of fame -- Kent and Canterbury -- Laureate Chaucer. 
<br/><br/> "A lively microbiography of Geoffrey Chaucer, the "father of English literature", focusing on the surprising and fascinating story of the tumultuous year that led to the creation of the Canterbury Tales"-- Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0143127837 9780143127833 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. <br/>Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400.  Canterbury tales. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Poets, English--Middle English, 1100-1500--Biography.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>England--Social life and customs--1066-1485.<br/>England--Social conditions--1066-1485.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR 1905  / .S77 2014