{"product_id":"chaucers-people-everyday-lives-in-medieval-england-9781324002291","title":"Chaucer's People: Everyday Lives in Medieval England","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong the surviving records of fourteenth-century England, Geoffrey Chaucer's poetry is the most vivid. Chaucer wrote about everyday people outside the walls of the English court--men and women who spent days at the pedal of a loom, or maintaining the ledgers of an estate, or on the high seas. In \u003cem\u003eChaucer's People\u003c\/em\u003e, Liza Picard transforms \u003cem\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/em\u003e into a masterful guide for a gloriously detailed tour of medieval England, from the mills and farms of a manor house to the lending houses and Inns of Court in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eChaucer's People\u003c\/em\u003e we meet again the motley crew of pilgrims on the road to Canterbury. Drawing on a range of historical records such as the Magna Carta, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Margery Kempe\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eCookery in English\u003c\/em\u003e, Picard puts Chaucer's characters into historical context and mines them for insights into what people ate, wore, read, and thought in the Middle Ages. What can the Miller, \"big...of brawn and eke of bones\" tell us about farming in fourteenth-century England? What do we learn of medieval diets and cooking methods from the Cook? With boundless curiosity and wit, Picard re-creates the religious, political, and financial institutions and customs that gave order to these lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324002291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2019 pg. 18\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Liza Picard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935564861621,"sku":"9781324002291","price":23.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_377b1267-5762-4f0a-9bb2-981830a74180.jpg?v=1688489518","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/chaucers-people-everyday-lives-in-medieval-england-9781324002291","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}