Chaucer and Langland : Literary Representations of History in 14th Century England

Author / Editor
Lassahn, Nicole.

Title
Chaucer and Langland : Literary Representations of History in 14th Century England

Published
Essays in Medieval Studies 17: 49-64, 2001.

Description
Compares Chaucer's use of history in BD with that of Langland in "Piers Plowman," suggesting that focus on contemporary events is common to the poets and perhaps indicative of their common audience. Such commonalities and the habits of mind they reflect may enable us to define more clearly what is meant by "Ricardian" literature.

Chaucer Subjects
Book of the Duchess.