Thomas Speght (ca. 1550--?)
- Author / Editor
- Pearsall, Derek.
Thomas Speght (ca. 1550--?)
- Published
- Paul Ruggiers, ed. Editing Chaucer: The Great Tradition (Norman, Okla.: Pilgrim Books, 1984), pp. 71-92.
- Description
- Describes the importance of Thomas Speght in the tradition of Chaucerian scholarship. Relying in part on John Stow's research, Speght produced a hurried edition in 1598, and partially influenced by Francis Thynne's recommendations, carefully revised it for 1601. Both editions, along with the less important version of 1687, include an expansive Chaucerian canon that includes many spurious works, a flawed but influential biography of Chaucer, a seminal glossary of hard words, a list of authors cited by Chaucer, and a series of "Annotations and Corrections" that herald later critical tradition.
- Alternative Title
- Editing Chaucer: The Great Tradition.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Facsimiles, Editions, and Translations
- Chaucer's Life
- Chaucerian Apocrypha