{"product_id":"chaucers-italy-hardcover","title":"Chaucer's Italy - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Owen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of the influence of Italy and Italians on Chaucer's life and writing.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Geoffrey Chaucer might be considered the quintessential English writer, but he drew much of his inspiration and material from Italy. In fact, without the tremendous influence of Francesco Petrarch and Giovanni Boccaccio (among others), the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/i\u003e might never have assumed his place as the \"father\" of English literature. Nevertheless, Richard Owen's\u003ci\u003e Chaucer's Italy\u003c\/i\u003e begins in London, where the poet dealt with Italian merchants in his roles as court diplomat and customs official. Next Owen takes us, via Chaucer's capture at the siege of Rheims, to his involvement in arranging the marriage of King Edward III's son Lionel in Milan and his missions to Genoa and Florence. By scrutinizing his encounters with Petrarch, Boccaccio, and the mercenary knight John Hawkwood--and with vividly evocative descriptions of the Arezzo, Padua, Florence, Certaldo, and Milan that Chaucer would have encountered--Owen reveals the deep influence of Italy's people and towns on Chaucer's poems and stories. Much writing on Chaucer depicts a misleadingly parochial figure, but as Owen's enlightening short study of Chaucer's Italian years makes clear, the poet's life was internationally eventful. The consequences have made the English canon what it is today. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Owen\u003c\/b\u003e was\u003ci\u003e The Times\u003c\/i\u003e correspondent for fifteen years. Owen has written several works of non-fiction, including Crisis in the \u003ci\u003eKremlin: Soviet Succession and the Rise of Gorbachov\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Letter from Moscow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLady Chatterley's Villa: DH Lawrence on the Italian Riviera\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 7.87 x 4.96 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47392265175218,"sku":"9781909961838","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/7f6f0fe0538f94e7feb7a9f997a7fd50.webp?v=1777959328","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/chaucers-italy-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}