Book

Chaucer / Peter Ackroyd.

Ackroyd, Peter, 1949- (author).

Summary:

Profiles the eventful life of master fourteenth-century English poet Geoffrey Chaucer, recounting his life as a courtier, diplomat, and literary luminary, who was also indicted for rape, sued for debt, and captured in battle.

Record details

ISBN: 0385507976
ISBN: 9780385507974
Physical Description: xviii, 188 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Edition: 1st ed. in the U.S.A.
Publisher: New York, New York : Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Chatto & Windus"--T.p. verso.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Londoner -- A courtly training -- The diplomat -- An Italian connection -- The civil servant -- The court of the boy king -- A nest of troubles -- Bloody revolt -- The affairs of Troy -- Residence in Kent -- The tales of Canterbury -- Last years.