First published in 1963, this book provides an account of Chaucer s poetry written before "The Canterbury Tales. "W. H. Clemen gives full, comprehensive and intriguing accounts of three major poems including "The Book of the Duchess, The House of Fame, "and "The Parliament of Fowls "in addition to s[...]
From the moral satire designed to expose the vices of the idle nobility, to the romantic comedy set in a dreamlike world away from the King's court, a collection of four classic comedies includes explanatory footnotes and an updated bibliography. Original.[...]