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This 1912 Ph.D. dissertation is a classic interpretive biography of Geoffrey Chaucer, author of, most famously, The Canterbury Tales. As a member of the courts of Edward III and Richard II, did Chaucer receive any special favors from the kings because of his position? How important was the patronage of John of Gaunt, whom earlier Chaucer biographers emphasized while ignoring or glossing over Chaucer's standing as a courtier?
By comparing the careers of Chaucer's professional associates in the kings' households with Chaucer's itself, Root unravels the intrigue of royal patronage to explore Chaucer's reputation during his life... and how it may be responsible for his legacy as the first great writer in the English language. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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John of Gaunt, Devon's Issues, John de Beverle, William de Beauchamp, Richard Forester, John Legge, Justice of the Peace, Simon de Burley, Ancient Deeds, Black Prince, Helmyng Leget, Issue Roll, Walter Whithors, Countess of Ulster, Hugh Cheyne, John de Herlyng, Patent Rolls, Roger Clebury, Thomas Hauteyn, Earl of Arundel, George Felbrig, Hugh Lyngeyn, Hugh Wake, Ireland's Kent, John de Burley New!
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John of Gaunt, Devon's Issues, John de Beverle, William de Beauchamp, Richard Forester, John Legge, Justice of the Peace, Simon de Burley, Ancient Deeds, Black Prince, Helmyng Leget, Issue Roll, Walter Whithors, Countess of Ulster, Hugh Cheyne, John de Herlyng, Patent Rolls, Roger Clebury, Thomas Hauteyn, Earl of Arundel, George Felbrig, Hugh Lyngeyn, Hugh Wake, Ireland's Kent, John de Burley New!
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- Age of Chaucer by Frederick J. Snell on page 3
- The Book Of The Duchess And Other Poems by Geoffrey Chaucer on page 58
- Confessio Amantis (Penguin Classics) by Ed. Hugh White John Gower on page 64
- Confessio Amantis (Teams Middle English Texts Series) (Vol. 3) by John Gower on page 64
- Studies in Chaucer (3 vols.) by Thomas RaynesFord Lounsbury on page 4
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