Palgrave Advances in Chaucer Studies is the only guide available on the market to organize itself around the ferment of contemporary debates. While it does the essential background work of other introductions, it also foregrounds new thinking, even on traditional topics. Including chapters on Chaucer's life and career, poetic production, language, postmodernity, Postcolonial Theory and Feminism, and contributions from Jessica Brantley, Glenn Burger, Andrew Cole, Kathleen Davis, Ruth Evans, Frank Gady, Steven Kruger, William Kuskin, Maura Nolan, Nicole Nolan, Kellie Robertson, Wendy Scase, Vance Smith, Jennifer Summit and Claire Waters.