1st Edition
Chaucer Name Dictionary A Guide to Astrological, Biblical, Historical, Literary, and Mythological Names in the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer
By Jacqueline de Weever
Copyright 1996
474 Pages
by
Routledge
472 Pages
by
Routledge
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Praised by reviewers as highly recommended, indispensable, and thorough, comprehensive, usable, and unquestionably useful, theChaucer Name Dictionary is the ultimate A-Z guide to the writer who stands at the head of the English curriculum. It provides full information on all the hundreds of proper names mentioned throughout Chaucer and essential to an understanding of his works. Each entry... Read more
Foreword, Introduction, Abbreviations, The Dictionary, Appendix, Glossary of Astronomical and Astrological Terms, Planets, Maps.
Biography
Jacqueline de Weever
"Praise for the Hardcover edition: de Weever's is the most comprehensive and 'user friendly' dictionary and concordance to proper names in the works of Chaucer available today. First of all, it covers all the works in the canon, not just the Canterbury Tales...Second, it gives clear and detailed definitions for each proper name, with explanations of the context for each occurrence...Third, its format makes it the easiest to use...The 390 pages of dictionary proper leave little to be desired." -- Speculum
"A very useful sourcebook." -- Reference and Research Book News
"Highly recommended for academic and research-level public libraries." -- Choice
"A valuable contribution to research literature on Chaucer and the Middle Ages...useful to high school and college libraries." -- American Reference Books Annual
"An indispensable reference work that belongs on the shelf of every library." -- Studies in Short Fiction
