Dunbar the Makar

Author / Editor
Bawcutt, Priscilla J.

Title
Dunbar the Makar

Published
New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Description
Surveys what is known of the life and context of William Dunbar, and discusses his canon and language, focusing on Dunbar's range of genres and his idea of himself as a poet or "makar." Comments frequently on Dunbar's debt to Chaucer (and others), including allusions, quotations, echoes, and similar ideas.

Chaucer Subjects
Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion