Chaucer's Dream Poetry

by Helen Phillips

Book Overview

Dream literature is regarded as one of the most important genres in medieval literature and is widely studied. This text provides a succinct and clear introduction to the five central poems that comprise Chaucer's Dream Poetry, and shows his role as a leading adapter of European Literary tradition into English Literature.

The poems discussed are The Book of the Duchess, The Legend of Good Women, The Legend of Dido, The Parliament of Fowls...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B005D6HPWC
• ISBN13: 9780582040113
• Release Date: November 1997
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"