Well-written and insightful, an excellent resource for any Chaucer scholar to add to his or her bookshelf.
CITHARA
Casts new light on Chaucer's representation of marriage in relation to 'real human lives' and his 'own social reality'.
REVIEW OF ENGLISH STUDIES
[A] rich and extremely interesting book. One of the most rewarding aspects of Hume's work ... Read moreis the invaluable evidence that it builds for the sheer complexity of late-medieval attitudes to love and marriage, both ideologically and in practice.
LITERATURE & HISTORY
[B]y bringing the Chaucer canon into dialogue with works whose full cultural significance has yet to be realized, she offers a new way of interpreting how Chaucer responded to and reflected on the expectations and realities of his own time. As Hume demonstrates, the 'marriage debate' beyond the Canterbuty Tales universe still has much to contribute to our understanding of Chaucerian love and marriage.
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT
The first study to apply such a broad and detailed reading of letter collections and advice literature to Chaucer.
CHOICE
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