Chaucer and the subject of history
By: Lee Patterson.
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Madison, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 489
Subjects: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400 -- Knowledge -- History; Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400 -- Political and social views; Historical poetry, English -- History and criticism; History, Ancient, in literature; Social problems in literature; Middle Ages in literature
Description: Chaucer's interest in individuality was strikingly modern. He was aware of the pressures on individuality exerted by the past and by society - by history. Chaucer investigated not just the idea of history but the historical world intimately related to his own political and literary career. This book has shaped the way that Chaucer is read.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 429-476) and index.