On Dating the Duchess: The Personal and Social Context of Book of the Duchess

Author / Editor
Foster, Michael.

Title
On Dating the Duchess: The Personal and Social Context of Book of the Duchess

Published
Review of English Studies 59 (2008): 185-96.

Description
Reconsiders the traditional dating of BD in light of the evolving relationship between Chaucer and John of Gaunt, as affected by Katherine Swynford. The date influences our reading of the poem.

Chaucer Subjects
Book of the Duchess