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Rating: ![5 stars](http://www.reviewfocus.com/images/stars-5-0.gif) Summary: Correction of my review Review: I (or the powers that be) left out an "is" in the last sentence of my review. I would appreciate a correction.Thanks!
Rating: ![5 stars](http://www.reviewfocus.com/images/stars-5-0.gif) Summary: Sentence and Solas Review: Lucidly, entertainingly, and meticulously, Wallace dismantles popular notions of Chaucer and (more importantly for medievalists) of the traditional division between the medieval and the early modern worlds. By tracing Chaucer's interaction with "Trecento" authors, he charts the poet's interest in a society organized around "associational forms" (the model for this is Florence) versus one structured around a single and despotic ruler (the model for this is Milan). Although many chapters focus on specific tales, Wallace does a great job of reading across all of Chaucer's works to argue his point, and the book moves in a natural progression through various themes and dialectics. (I'm thinking here of two chapters in particular: "Powers of the Countryside" and "Absent City.") In sum, for anyone who wants some good beach reading, you should buy this book and cancel your trip. Wallace's meditation on Chaucer serious and important; it should not be taken lightly.
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