Chaucer's Native Heritage

Author / Editor
Weiss, Alexander.

Title
Chaucer's Native Heritage

Published
New York and Berne: Peter Lang, 1985.

Series
American University Studies, series 4: English Language and Literature, no. 11.

Description
Treats alliteration, enjambment, repetition, oral style, etc.,to demonstrate that Chaucer's poetry represents "not so much...the beginning of a new tradition...as the culmination of a native poetic tradition," especially as found in early Middle English lyrics. Discusses KnT, CT, TC, HF, MilT, Rom.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.
Style and Versification.