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A fascinating trawl through the life and times of Chaucer I disagree with the negative reviews to date. Terry Jones and his co-authors have written a well argued, accessible and fascinating account of a dark period in English history; the usurpation of Richard II by the house of Lancaster. The central premise of the book ie the murder of Chaucer due to a falling out of favour with the ruling political regime is speculative and unprovable but credible. The construction of their case and the perspective they provide on Chaucerian England is insightful and rewarding... more info
Such Potential... Although the concept of the book is interesting, I must agree with previous comments made about the irritating writing style, and feel it detracted slightly from my overall enjoyment of the book. However, apart from this I think that the book was an good read and I think I will be buying some of the source material to explore the subject further.
Second review I enjoyed this book, particularly the sections looking for evidence of heresy in The Canterbury Tales. "Who Murdered Chaucer" has prompted me to read The Canterbury Tales. Putting extracts form The Tales and other pieces of mediaeval literature where appropriate, both in the original language and in modern English was interesting and helpful. The colour plates from original documents were also interesting and helpful
I agree with the previous reviewer that comments such as "a mediaeval peasant's leisure... more info
disappointing Terry Jones' 'Chaucer's Knight' was groundbreaking. His latest, 'Who Murdered Chaucer?' is deeply disappointing. He picks a very interesting subject about which we know relatively little. His evidence is well chosen (if repetitive) and his argument well made, though of course utterly speculative.
However, this book is stylistically appalling. In his desire to make everything 'accessible', Jones takes every opportunity possible to supplement his otherwise fair-to-good argument with patronising and very... more info
