Chaucer's England: Literature in Historical Context

Author / Editor
Hanawalt, Barbara A., ed.

Title
Chaucer's England: Literature in Historical Context

Published
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1992.

Physical Description
xxiii, 240 pp.

Series
Medieval Studies at Minnesota, no. 4.

Description
Ten essays explore the intersection between history and literature in Chaucer's lifetime; issues of class, gender, and politics are recurrent concerns. One essay on literature and Richard II's court, two on Langland, one on medieval hunting, and one on Robin Hood. For six essays that pertain to Chaucer search for Chaucer's England: Literature in Historical Context under Alternative Title.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.