Gladly wolde he lerne? Why Chaucer Is Disappearing from the University Curriculum.

Author / Editor
Edwards, A. S. G.

Title
Gladly wolde he lerne? Why Chaucer Is Disappearing from the University Curriculum.

Published
Times Literary Supplement July 2, 2021, pp. 7-8.

Description
Attributes reduction of Chaucer's presence in UK university curricula to "asserted economic exigency and the quest for relevance," and aligns it with "unreflective dogma" of forms of "political correctness," including "radical feminism." Responses and counter-responses by Tom Bailey, Colin Leach, William Flesch, Edwards, and Jill Mann appear among the Letters to the Editor in issues for July 9, 16, and 23, 2021.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism