This volume offers the usual wide range of essays on the poet's verse and prose. Topics include Chaucer's many uses of translation; his verbal play in the Summoner's Tale; and the changing character of May in the Merchant's Tale. The section on book reviews includes reviews of recent works by, among others, Barbara A. Hanawalt, Seth Lerer, and Barry Windeatt.
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This volume offers the usual wide range of essays on the poet's verse and prose. Topics include Chaucer's many uses of translation; his verbal play in the Summoner's Tale; and the changing character of May in the Merchant's Tale. The section on book reviews includes reviews of recent works by, among others, Barbara A. Hanawalt, Seth Lerer, and Barry Windeatt.
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