A glossary of Chaucer's words and phrases unfamiliar to modern readers, providing definitions, etymologies, parts of speech, and selective references to Chaucer's use. The definitions are succinct, often a single word or phrase, and occasional quotations illustrate idiomatic, phrasal, or metaphoric usage. Appends a short list of person and place names. Jr. A Chaucer Gazeteer. Includes indirect references in which Chaucer does not use the actual name.
Citations range from simple identifications to discursive explanations.
An alphabetical dictionary of Chaucerian references to sex and scatology, including punning terms, direct references, and allusions. Individual entries explain the terms, cite scholarly authorities and critical interpretations, and describe the meaning and use of the terms in Chaucer's works. Includes fifteen illustrations and a line-index to bawdry in Chaucer's works. A.F. Who's Who in Chaucer. Individual entries identify historical figures and fictional characters in Chaucer's plots and allusions.