A Survey of English Verse.

Author / Editor
Speirs, John.

Title
A Survey of English Verse.

Published
Boris Ford, ed. The Age of Chaucer. Volume I of a Guide to English Literature (Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin), pp. 17-67.

Description
Offers advice to modern readers on how to read Chaucer--and what to read of his works--as preparation for appreciating Middle English verse more generally, emphasizing his "civilized delicacy" and his variety while surveying his works. Then surveys ME poetry generally, offering occasional comparisons to Chaucer's works.

Contributor
Ford, Boris, ed.

Alternative Title
The Age of Chaucer. Volume I of a Guide to English Literature

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism