The Eighteenth-Century Chaucer and the Rewriting of English History.

Author / Editor
Larson, Eric.

Title
The Eighteenth-Century Chaucer and the Rewriting of English History.

Published
CEA Critic 85 (2023): 260-66.

Description
Focuses on Henry Brooke's 1741 verse adaptation/translation of MLT as a rewriting of English history that asserts "national identity" and "looks fondly at the relationship between the Anglican Church and State, ultimately equating its hopeful strength with God's providential touch."

Chaucer Subjects
Man of Law and His Tale
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