A Little History of Literature.

Author / Editor
Sutherland, John.

Title
A Little History of Literature.

Published
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013.

Physical Description
vii, 275 pp.; b&w illus.

Description
Surveys the history of literature "from the Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter," including a chapter called "English Tales: Chaucer" (pp. 26-32) that summarizes Chaucer's life, TC, and CT, characterizing both poems as "supremely great" and "momentously innovative," and emphasizing Chaucer's use of English and his social variety.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism
Canterbury Tales--General
Troilus and Criseyde
Chaucer's Life