Geoffrey Chaucer - The Riverside Chaucer

Pros: Lots of textual notes and indices

Cons: Middle English daunting at first

The Bottom Line: The definitive compilation of Chaucer's work.

Review: For my Canterbury Tales seminar, the professor had us purchase only one textbook (almost unheard of in graduate literature courses): The Riverside Chaucer. Even at $68.75 for one book, this was still the cheapest amount spent on any one of my...

Pros: Excellent compilation of a great writer.

Cons: Middle-English text could give trouble to inexperienced readers.

The Bottom Line: Great source for those who are ready to explore this revered writer further. Could be tough for newcomers to Chaucer's work and language.

Review: Many people may not remember every little detail that they probably learned about Geoffrey Chaucer's life in their senior English class in high school, but the lines, "When that April with the sweet showers" will live in many memories forever....