Chaucer and Fifteenth-Century Verse and Prose Hardback
by H. S. Bennett
Part of the Oxford History of English Literature series
Hardback
Description
Aims to study the age of Chaucer and the events that shaped his career, and to show how the age made the poet.
It also pays considerable attention to the precise poetic means Chaucer used to produce his effects.
The writings of Lydgate, Hoccleve, Pecock, Fortescue, Caxton and other unknown writers of the 15th century are also assessed.
Their work covered subjects such as love, war, religion, history, medicine, travel and practical affairs.
This book sums up the contribution of the 15th century to the body and continuity of English literature.
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:356 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:29/03/1990
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- ISBN:9780198122296
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:356 pages
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:29/03/1990
- Category:
- ISBN:9780198122296
