Chaucer and the Making of English Poetry Author:Kean, P. M. This book, which was originally published in 1972 in two volumes, deals withtwo aspects of Chaucer and his work - his individual achievement and his place in history - and demonstrates that in both these senses Chaucer is the maker of English poetry. The emphasis still remains, and this shortened paperback reissue of the original edition contai... more »ns those parts which the author's experience has shown are most useful to students.
Some chapters have been shortened, some omitted altogether. It is not the author's intention to cancel these, but to provide the core of the book, where it is most closely concerned with the poet himself, in convenient form. A note of more recent work on Chaucer has been added.« less