Derek Brewer: Chaucerian Studies, 1953-78

Author / Editor
Pearsall, Derek.

Title
Derek Brewer: Chaucerian Studies, 1953-78

Published
Charlotte Brewer and Barry Windeatt, eds. Traditions and Innovations in the Study of Middle English Literature: The Influence of Derek Brewer (Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer, 2013), pp. 18-33.

Description
Reflects on the significance of Brewer's early writings on Chaucer and his importance as a "critic and literary and cultural historian." Discussion of Brewer's exploration of the "Gothic" in connection with CT.

Alternative Title
Traditions and Innovations in the Study of Middle English Literature: The Influence of Derek Brewer.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism
Canterbury Tales--General