PREFACE . . v INTRODUCTORY NOTE . . vii INTRODUCTION . . xi Chaucer's Life . . xi The Canon and Chronology of Chaucer's Works . . ccii Language and Versification . . xxv The Texts . . xli THE CANTERBURY TALES . . 3 THE BOOK OF THE DUCHESS . . 329 THE HOUSE OF FAME . . 347 ANELIDA AND ARCITE . . 375 THE PARLIAMENT OF FOWLS . . 383 BOECE . . 395 TROILUS AND CRISEYDE . . 471 THE LEGEND OF GOOD WOMEN . . 587 THE SHORT POEMS . . 631 POEMS NOT ASCRIBED TO CHAUCER IN THE MANUSCRIPTS . . 657 A TREATISE ON THE ASTROLABE . . 661 7 THE ROMAUNT OF THE ROSE . . 685 APPENDIX . . 769 General Bibliography . . 771 Abbreviations . . 779 Explanatory Notes . . 795 Textual Notes . . 1117 Glossary . . 1211 Index of Proper Names . . 1311