Poetry from Chaucer to Spenser : based on "Chaucer to Spenser: An Anthology of Writings in English 1375 - 1575", Paperback / softback Book

Poetry from Chaucer to Spenser : based on "Chaucer to Spenser: An Anthology of Writings in English 1375 - 1575" Paperback / softback

Edited by Derek (Harvard University) Pearsall, Duncan (St Catherine's College, Oxford) Wu

Part of the Blackwell Essential Literature series

Paperback / softback

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Opening with extracts from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and closing with Spenser's Shepherd's Calendar, this concise collection introduces readers to some of the most influential poetry produced between the mid-fourteenth and late sixteenth centuries. Provides a concise selection of the most important late medieval poetry. Ideal for general readers, or for students needing a digest of the poetry of the period. Introduces readers to the lives of the poets, their major works, and the historical context in which they were written.

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