1st Edition

English Literature in the Age of Chaucer

By Dieter Mehl Copyright 2001
264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

 Written in an engaging and accessible manner, English Literature in the Age of Chaucer serves as both a lucid introduction to Middle English literature for those coming fresh to the study of earlier English writing, and as a stimulating examination of the themes, traditions and the literary achievement of a number of particulary original and interesting authors.  In addition to... Read more
Editors’ Preface Longman Literature in English Series Author’s Preface List o f Abbreviations 1 Introduction: The Age of Chaucer 2 Geoffrey Chaucer 3 John Gower 4 William Langland 5 The Gawain-Poet 6 John Lydgate and Thomas Hoccleve 7 The Middle English Lyric 8 Middle Scots Poetry 9 Middle English Prose Conclusion Chronology Bibliography Index

Biography

Dieter Mehl is Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Bonn. His previous publications include Shakespeare's Tragedies: An Introduction (1986) and Geoffrey Chaucer: An Introduction to his Narrative Poetry (1986).