Chaucer: The Earlier Poetry : a Study in Poetic Development

Derek Traversi

University of Delaware Press, 1987 - Literary Criticism - 154 pages

This book traces through Chaucer's earlier poems the development of his understanding of the creative possibilities and the limitations of his art. The discussion includes authority and experience in three works, and demonstrates how the creative process defined in the study led to the masterpiece Troilus and Criseyde.

Contents

• Authors Note: 7
• Language and Poetics in Chaucers Early Poetry: 11
• The Book of the Duchess: 33
• The House of Fame: 54
• The Parliament of Fowls: 78
• Troilus and Criseyde: 102
• Postscript: 145
• Notes: 147
• Bibliography: 151
• Index: 153

Bibliographic information

• Title: Chaucer: The Earlier Poetry : a Study in Poetic Development
• Author: Derek Traversi
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: University of Delaware Press, 1987
• ISBN: 0874133068, 9780874133066
• Length: 154 pages
• Subjects: Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Literary Criticism / Poetry; Poetry / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh