Chaucer: The Earlier Poetry : A Study in Poetic Development

by Derek Antona Traversi

This book traces through Chaucer's earlier poems the development of his understanding of the creative possibilities and the limitations of his art. The discussion includes "authority" and "experience" in three works, and demonstrates how the creative process defined in the study led to the masterpiece Troilus and Criseyde.

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987