Who murdered Chaucer? : a medieval mystery /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First U.S. edition. |
| Imprint: | New York : St. Martins Press, 2004. |
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| Summary: | In this spectacular work of historical speculation Terry Jones investigates the mystery surrounding the death of Geoffrey Chaucer over 600 years ago. A diplomat and brother-in-law to John of Gaunt, one of the most powerful men in the kingdom, Chaucer was celebrated as his country's finest living poet, rhetorician and scholar: the preeminent intellectual of his time. And yet nothing is known of his death. In 1400 his name simply disappears from the record. We don't know how he died, where orwhen; there is no official confirmation of his death and no chronicle mentions it; no notice of his funeral or burial. He left no will and there's nothing to tell us what happened to his estate. He didn't even leave any manuscripts. How could this be? What if he was murdered?<br> <br> Terry Jones' hypothesis is the introduction to a reading of Chaucer's writings as evidence that might be held against him, interwoven with a portrait of one of the most turbulent periods in English history, its politics and its personalities.<br> |
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| Item Description: | "Thomas Dunne books." Originally published: London : Methuen, 2003. |
| Physical Description: | 408 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 386-398) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0312335873 : |
| Author Notes: | Along with many Python-related books, screenplays, and records, he has written several non-fiction works including Chaucer's Knight: The Portrait of a Medieval Mercenary, Who Murdered Chaucer?: A Medieval Mystery, and Terry Jones's War on the War on Terror. He also wrote numerous children's books including The Saga of Erik the Viking, which won the Children's Book Award in 1984, Fantastic Stories, The Beast with a Thousand Teeth, The Curse of the Vampire Socks, and Bedtime Stories. (Bowker Author Biography) |