A Little History of Literature.
- Author / Editor
- Sutherland, John.
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