Chaucer and the Making of English Poetry, Volume 1

Name: Chaucer and the Making of English Poetry, Volume 1
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Chaucer and the Making of English Poetry, Volume 1Love Vision and Debate\nAuthor(s): P. M. Kean\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367357504, 978-0367357504\nSynopsis\nOriginally published in 1972. This important work of Chaucerian scholarship deals with two aspects of the poet and his work - his individual achievement and his place in history - and demonstrates that in both these senses Chaucer is a maker of English poetry. \n\nThe author assesses the extent of Chaucers debt to the English tradition. She considers the development of his urbane manner as a new poetic technique and, with reference to such poems as the Parlement of Foules and the House of Fame, discusses new themes in the Love Vision. She concludes with a detailed study of Chaucers great debate on love Troilus and Criseyde.