Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands

Author / Editor
Hardyment, Christina.

Title
Writing Britain: Wastelands to Wonderlands

Published
London: British LIbrary, 2012

Physical Description
192 pp.

Description
Documents the British Library's exhibition of the same name (May-September 2012). Examines how the British landscape shapes literary texts, and how British authors depict the wide range of landscapes in English literature. Briefly discusses Chaucer's life in London and describes how readers in London would have related to CT. Includes color reproductions of CT manuscripts.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism
Chaucer's Life