Reception of the Middle English Poetic Tradition.

Author / Editor
Boffey, Julia.

Title
Reception of the Middle English Poetic Tradition.

Published
Helen Cooper and Robert R. Edwards, eds. Oxford History of Poetry in English. Volume 2, Medieval Poetry, 1100–1400 (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023), pp. 457-69.

Description
Examines the legacy and survival of fourteenth-century poetry and poetic innovations in the fifteenth century, emphasizing the influence of Chaucer and Gower, especially with regard to their shaping of the role of the poet.

Alternative Title
Oxford History of Poetry in English. Volume 2, Medieval Poetry, 1100–1400.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism
Chaucer's Influence and Later Allusion