A new introduction to Chaucer
By: Derek Brewer.
Contributors: Brewer, Derek, 1923-
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Longman medieval and Renaissance library
Publisher: Longman
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 426
Subjects: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400; Poets, English -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Biography; Great Britain -- Court and courtiers -- Biography
Description: A New Introduction to Chaucer is the result of Derek Brewer's distinguished career spanning fifty years of research and study of Chaucer and contemporary scholarship and criticism. New interpretations of many of the poems are presented including a detailed account of the Book of the Duchess.

Derek Brewer's fresh and narrative style of writing will appeal to all who are interested in Chaucer, from sixth-form and undergraduate students who are new to Chaucer's work through to more advanced students and lecturers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rev. ed. of: An introduction to Chaucer. 1984.