Late Fourteenth-Century Poetry (Chaucer, Gower, Langland and Their Legacy)
- Author / Editor
- Scase, Wendy.
Late Fourteenth-Century Poetry (Chaucer, Gower, Langland and Their Legacy)
- Published
- Michael O'Neill, ed. The Cambridge History of English Poetry (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010), pp. 43-62.
- Description
- Scase summarizes the Latin, French, and English traditions of poetry in late medieval England, describing how major poets of the era engaged these traditions and created a new legacy. Chaucer engaged tradition by posing as an "inadequate" poet, by enlivening his work colloquially, and by disparaging native English verse forms.
- Alternative Title
- The Cambridge History of English Poetry.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Background and General Criticism.