Originally published: London : Methuen, 2003. Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-398) and index.
Contents:
How this book came about -- Introduction: The suspicious circumstances of Chaucer's death -- The court that Chaucer lived in -- Chaucer and Richard II -- The nature of Richard's rule -- A time of intellectual ferment -- The church strikes back -- Was Richard really unpopular? -- Chaucer's world changes -- Chaucer's last bloody year -- Chaucer's enemies gain power -- Chaucer in the eye of the storm -- The Canterbury Tales as a death-warrant -- What happened to Chaucer's work? -- How the Ellesmere MS was censored -- Chaucer as a political icon -- Chaucer's final days -- Did Chaucer really die in 1400? -- Did Chaucer repent? -- Chaucer and Archbishop Arundel (An ABC and The Parson's Tale) -- We accuse ...
Summary:
An investigation into the mystery of Geoffrey Chaucer's death, written by a respected medievalist best known for his work with Monty Python, with the help of a group of expert "witnesses," evaluates the celebrated writer's sudden disappearance from the public record and examines evidence that he may have been murdered.
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