Chaucer and the Making of English Poetry Volume 1

<p>Originally published in 1972. This important work of Chaucerian scholarship deals with two aspects of the poet and his work - his individual achievement and his place in history - and demonstrates that in both these senses Chaucer is a maker of English poetry. </p><p>The author assesses the extent of Chaucer’s debt to the English tradition. She considers the development of his ‘urbane’ manner as a new poetic technique and with reference to such poems as the <i>Parlement of Foules</i> and the <i>House of Fame</i> discusses new themes in the Love Vision. She concludes with a detailed study of Chaucer’s great debate on love <i>Troilus and Criseyde</i>. </p>