Originally published in 1981 this second edition built on the success of the first which had established itself as a standard introduction to the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer. It shows Chaucer not only in the context of his own age but more important as a writer and a man who is still vivid to us so many years later. As well as examining the early poems Troilus and Criseyde and The Canterbury Tales the author gives a thorough account of Chaucer's background. He examines the traditions in which he wrote his audience and his position among his contemporaries. The second edition was updated throughout and included a number of revisions and additions in particular on the second part of the Roman de la Rose and on The Knight's Tale. . Language: English