 | Chaucer and the Making of English Poetry, Volume 1: Love Vision and Debate Subjects: Humanities; Language & Literature; History; Language & Linguistics; Literature; British History; Literary History; Medieval History 400-1500; English Language; Interdisciplinary Literary Studies; Literary Genres; Literature by Geographic Area; Literature by Period; Originally 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. The author assesses the extent of Chaucer's 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 Chaucer's great debate on love Troilus and Criseyde . |
