Poetry and the Making of the English Literary Past, 1660-1781
- Author / Editor
- Terry, Richard.
Poetry and the Making of the English Literary Past, 1660-1781
- Published
- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Physical Description
- vii, 354 pp.
- Description
- A history of the idea of English literature and the development of an English literary canon, focusing on the long eighteenth century, but hearkening back to the early modern period. Recurrent attention to the role of Chaucer and his works, including commentary on Poets' Corner, the myths of origins, Chaucer's inclusion in anthologies and dictionaries of English literature, and his place in the discussions of critics such as Michael Drayton, John Dryden, Alexander Pope, and others. The volume includes an index.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion