Chaucer in the Twentieth Century
- Author / Editor
- Donaldson, E. Talbot.
Chaucer in the Twentieth Century
- Published
- Studies in the Age of Chaucer 2 (1980): 7-13.
- Description
- In this first presidential address to the New Chaucer Society, Professer Donaldson wittily summarizes the 20th-century conflict of opinion regarding Chaucer's work to conclude that Chaucer is partly to blame for the confusion. Like all great poets Chaucer reveals mysteries but does not solve them.
- Alternative Title
- Presidential Address, The New Chaucer Society, First International Congress, 21 April 1979, Washington, D.C.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism