Title: changed my reading of chaucer
Review: I've been teaching Chaucer courses for years, always passing along the standard schtick: Chaucer must have been a great diplomat, because he survived three tumultous reigns when plenty of his friends and cohorts didn't. For some reason it never struck me as odd that Chaucer suddenly keeled over only months after the passing of Richard II. This book may or may not be correct in its theory as to Chaucer's demise, but it certainly made me rethink a few old assumptions--and that's always a good thing. And it's a lively piece of history writing, too. I like this one a lot; I've even ordered it for my classes to give them a little taste of the times.
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