New essays examining Bohemia as a key European context for understanding Chaucer's poetry. Chaucer never went to Bohemia but Bohemia came to him when, in 1382,

The extensively revised and expanded version of the acclaimed Companion to Chaucer An essential text for both established scholars and those seeking to expand t

"Although Thomas gives original readings of famous English texts by Chaucer and Shakespeare, this is also a book about Czech writers and travelers; one Czech ex

First detailed exploration of the role played by Bohemian tradition and customs on the court of Richard II.

Presenting essays exploring Chaucer's identity as a London poet, and the urban context for his writings, this volume addresses the centrality of the city in Cha