Here you will find a Chaucer Biography, Chaucer's Works, Quotes, Essays and Articles, as well as links to study resources and a list of books helpful for further study.
Deals with "the economic, the social, and the political conditions of the last half of the fourteenth century in England, Chaucer's place in this world, and the relation of this to Chaucer's poetry."
Chaucer: what is hidden in the Canterbury Tales by Dolores Cullen
Chaucer, in the Canterbury Tales, conceals facts of the turbulent 14th century. Ambiguous Middle English words construct the allegory expected by a medieval audience. It tells of the Church, harsh authority, rape, astrology and more.
