A review by kikiandarrowsfishshelf
Chaucer's Knight: The Portrait of a Medieval Mercenary by Terry Jones
4.0
What is it about Terry Jones? He's not very physically attractive. He's funny; that's true. But there is something very sexy about the way he writes history.
Chaucer's Knight changed the way people look at Chaucer's Knight. He's not all that of a nice guy when you read this. If you don't really like [b:The Canterbury Tales: Nine Tales and the General Prologue|37782|The Canterbury Tales Nine Tales and the General Prologue (Norton Critical Editions)|Geoffrey Chaucer|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168980021s/37782.jpg|2955293], but like Terry Jones, you should read this. It is a good companion to his [b:Terry Jones' Medieval Lives|20645|Terry Jones' Medieval Lives|Terry Jones|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298469s/20645.jpg|1311330].
Jones makes a good case for the knight being a satire upon English mercenaries who fought in Italy (Sir John Hawkwood got quite a bit of play in Jones' Medieval Lives). The book is factual withouot being dull.
Chaucer's Knight changed the way people look at Chaucer's Knight. He's not all that of a nice guy when you read this. If you don't really like [b:The Canterbury Tales: Nine Tales and the General Prologue|37782|The Canterbury Tales Nine Tales and the General Prologue (Norton Critical Editions)|Geoffrey Chaucer|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168980021s/37782.jpg|2955293], but like Terry Jones, you should read this. It is a good companion to his [b:Terry Jones' Medieval Lives|20645|Terry Jones' Medieval Lives|Terry Jones|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298469s/20645.jpg|1311330].
Jones makes a good case for the knight being a satire upon English mercenaries who fought in Italy (Sir John Hawkwood got quite a bit of play in Jones' Medieval Lives). The book is factual withouot being dull.