The Making of Chaucer's English : A Study of Words

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Summary: A substantive work of scholarship
Review: A substantive work of scholarship by a Lecturer in English at Oxford University. Dr. Cannon's challenge to the conventional view of Chaucer as "father of English poetry" should find readership among the intellectually curious, as well among serious students of the origins of modern English.

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Summary: A serious research effort
Review: Dr. Cannon's book is the result of 10 years of research. His study of Chaucer spans two continents and was conducted at Harvard, Cambridge and Oxford. His writing style is elegant and erudite.