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Fourteenth-century author, poet, and civil servant Geoffrey Chaucer has delighted readers through the ages with his colorful tales filled with humanity, grace, and strength. He is best known for ""The Canterbury Tales"", a vibrant account of life in England during his own day. That canonical work, along with some of Chaucer's lesser-known works, is thoughtfully presented in this invaluable reference resource. This new volume in the ""Bloom's How to Write about Literature"" series assists students in developing paper topics about this frequently studied Englishman.

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• Acknowledgement(p. iv)
• Series Introduction(p. v)
• Volume Introduction(p. vii)
• How to Write a Good Essay(p. 1)
• How to Write about Geoffrey Chaucer(p. 47)
• The Canterbury Tales: Overview and the General Prologue(p. 61)
• The Knight's Tale(p. 78)
• The Miller's Tale(p. 90)
• The Reeve's Tale(p. 105)
• The Wife of Bath's Tale(p. 118)
• The Clerk's Tale(p. 133)
• The Franklin's Tale(p. 146)
• The Pardoner's Tale(p. 160)
• The Prioress's Tale(p. 171)
• The Nun's Priest's Tale(p. 185)
• Troilus and Criseyde(p. 196)
• The Complaints(p. 209)
• Index(p. 225)

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Fourteenth-century author, poet, and civil servant Geoffrey Chaucer has delighted readers through the ages with his colorful tales filled with humanity, grace, and strength. He is best known forThe Canterbury Tales, a vibrant account of life in England during his own day. That canonical work, along with some of Chaucer's lesser-known works, is thoughtfully presented in this invaluable reference resource. This new volume in theBloom's How to Write about Literatureseries assists students in developing paper topics about this frequently studied Englishman. Excerpted from Bloom's How to Write about Geoffrey Chaucer by Michelle M. Sauer All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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Michellem M. Sauer is associate professor of English and women's studies at the University of North Dakota. She holds degrees from Purdue University, Loyola University Chicago, and Washington State University in medieval English literature, with a particular emphasis on devotional materials.