Overview
Originally published in 1981, this second edition built on the success of the first which had established itself as a standard introduction to the poetry of Geoffrey Chaucer. It shows Chaucer not only in the context of his own age, but, more important, as a writer and a man who is still vivid to us so many years later. As well as examining the early poems, Troilus and Criseyde, and The Canterbury Tales the author gives a thorough account of Chaucer's background. He examines the traditions in which he wrote, his audience, and his position among his contemporaries. The second edition was updated throughout and included a number of revisions and additions, in particular on the second part of the Roman de la Rose and on The Knight's Tale.
- | Author: S. S. Hussey
- | Publisher: Routledge
- | Publication Date: March 31, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 258 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0367357488
- | ISBN-13: 9780367357481
