The Ancient World in John Lydgate's 'Troy Book'
- Author / Editor
- Benson, C. David.
The Ancient World in John Lydgate's 'Troy Book'
- Published
- American Benedictine Review 24 (1973): 299-312.
- Description
- Demonstrates that John Lydgate's modifications of his sources in his "Troy Book" result in a "convincing picture of the ancient world," although Lydgate did not achieve the superior historical texture that Chaucer produced in KnT.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion
- Knight and His Tale