1st Edition

Chaucer's Dream Poetry

Edited By Helen Phillips, Nick Havely Copyright 1998
452 Pages
by Routledge

452 Pages
by Routledge

452 Pages
by Routledge

Dream literature is regarded as one of the most important genres in medieval literature and is widely studied. This text provides a succinct and clear introduction to the five central poems that comprise Chaucer's Dream Poetry, and shows his role as a leading adapter of European Literary tradition into English Literature. The poems discussed are The Book of the Duchess, The Legend of Good... Read more
Preface and Acknowledgements   Abbreviations  Chronology   GENERAL INTRODUCTION  THE DREAM POEMS  Bibliography  Selective Glossary  Index of Names

Biography

 Helen Phillips, MM,  Nick Havely