ABSTRACT

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 some other, more minor poems from Chaucer’s oeuvre.

chapter |22 pages

Introduction

chapter |44 pages

The Book of the Duchess

chapter |55 pages

The House of Fame

chapter |48 pages

The Parliament of Fowls

chapter |40 pages

Minor Poems