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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent Critical Biography
Dr. Pearsall's Chaucerian Biography is an excellent critical biography that will serve the serious Chaucer scholar well in getting a better acquaintance with biographical contexts in the study of "The Canterbury Tales" as well as other of Chaucer's great poetic works. Pearsall's detailed approach to biographical and literary matters coupled with the fact...
Published on December 11, 1998 by Keith Stiles (kstiles@primelin...
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5 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Reading this book is like getting your gums scraped.
Unfortunately, I had to read this book for a class on Chaucer. The book is an unbiased, fact-filled historical account of what is known about Geoffrey Chaucer. It includes a mind-numbing string of references to actual documents related to Chaucer, anything that mentioned him. It is not exciting. It is not fun to read. The good thing is that the author does not take it...
Published on February 2, 1998
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Critical Biography,
By Keith Stiles (kstiles@primeline.com) (Cullowhee, NC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer: A Critical Biography (Blackwell Critical Biographies) (Paperback)
Dr. Pearsall's Chaucerian Biography is an excellent critical biography that will serve the serious Chaucer scholar well in getting a better acquaintance with biographical contexts in the study of "The Canterbury Tales" as well as other of Chaucer's great poetic works. Pearsall's detailed approach to biographical and literary matters coupled with the fact that he does not conjecture about biographical material makes this edition a wonderful addition to the work on Chaucer scholarship
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Chaucer,
By jimisrisingsun (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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Wonderful book, pedigrees and a little history of life, I've thoroughly enjoyed this book and the wonderful pictures included of Mr. Chaucer.
1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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5 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Reading this book is like getting your gums scraped.,
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This review is from: The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer: A Critical Biography (Blackwell Critical Biographies) (Hardcover)
Unfortunately, I had to read this book for a class on Chaucer. The book is an unbiased, fact-filled historical account of what is known about Geoffrey Chaucer. It includes a mind-numbing string of references to actual documents related to Chaucer, anything that mentioned him. It is not exciting. It is not fun to read. The good thing is that the author does not take it upon himself to make Chaucer into some kind of hero, or super-poet.
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The Life of Geoffrey Chaucer: A Critical Biography (Blackwell Critical Biographies) by Derek Pearsall (Paperback - January 17, 1995)
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