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These are some books on Chaucer available through Houston Cole Library. HCL provides some books in print format, some in electronic format, and some in both. The catalog record for each book indicates the formats in which it is available.

The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer by Piero Boitani (Editor); Jill Mann (Editor)
Call Number: PR1924.C28 2003
ISBN: 0521815568
Publication Date: 2004-01-19
The Cambridge Companion to Medieval English Literature, 1100-1500 by Larry Scanlon (Editor)
Call Number: PR255.C34 2009
ISBN: 9780521841672
Publication Date: 2009-06-18
Chaucer and Fame by Isabel Davis (Editor); Catherine Nall (Editor)
Call Number: PR1933.F23C43 2015
ISBN: 9781843844075
Publication Date: 2015-03-19
Chaucer and Religion by Helen Phillips (Editor)
Call Number: PR1933.R4C485 2010
ISBN: 9781843842293
Publication Date: 2010-10-21
A Companion to Chaucer by Peter Brown (Editor)
Call Number: PR1906.5.C66 2000
ISBN: 0631213325
Publication Date: 2001-01-11
Critical Insights: The Canterbury Tales by Jack Lynch
Call Number: PR1874.C35 2011
ISBN: 9781587657238
Publication Date: 2010-10-01
Literary Research Guide by James L. Harner
Call Number: REF PR 83 .H34 2008
ISBN: 9780873528085
Publication Date: 2008
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Selection of Reference Books

Reference books are of many types (bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, gazetteers) and are used for various purposes and at different stages during the research process. Some academic disciplines, particularly those in the humanities, rely more heavily on reference books than do disciplines in the sciences or social sciences. Because of their connection to an academic discipline, these works are called specialized reference books. Their role and what they provide in research is different from what is done by electronic databases or circulating books that can be checked out. For student research, probably the most useful type of specialized reference book is the encyclopedia (or book under a different designation that still functions as an encyclopedia).

In research, reference books are useful to

obtain background information to get the broad view of a topic prior to beginning research
narrow the topic to a subject suitable for a research paper
learn about unfamiliar people, places, and things encountered further along in the research process
introduce researchers to more in-depth sources pertaining to the subject

Aside from assisting in research, these specialized reference encyclopedias also can

help students prepare for exams (especially comprehensive examinations for degrees)
provide students enough basic information to participate in class discussions
help teachers prepare lesson plans for things which will be covered in class but which are not a major part of the syllabus

Here is a selection of our reference books for Geoffrey Chaucer. Please use the Library Catalog search widget above and to the left to find more reference books. [See the Important Journals box under the Find Articles tab for Year's Work in English Studies.]

All Things Chaucer by Shannon L. Rogers (Editor)
Call Number: Ref PR1903.R55 2007
ISBN: 0313332525
Publication Date: 2006-11-01
Annotated Chaucer Bibliography by Mark Allen; Stephanie Amsel
Call Number: Ref PR1905.A66x 2016
ISBN: 9780719096099
Publication Date: 2015-12-01
Critical Companion to Chaucer by Rosalyn Rossignol
Call Number: Ref PR1903.R673 2007
ISBN: 0816061939
Publication Date: 2006-12-01
Dictionary of the Middle Ages by Joseph R. Strayer (Editor); American Council of Learned Societies Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: Ref D114.D5 1982
ISBN: 0684190737
Publication Date: 1989-04-01
The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages by Robert E. Bjork (Editor)
Call Number: Ref D114.O94 2010
ISBN: 9780198662624
Publication Date: 2010-07-29
Oxford Guides to Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales by Helen Cooper
Call Number: Ref PR1874.C64 1989
ISBN: 0198111916
Publication Date: 1989-12-07