Lydgate Rewrites Chaucer: The "General Prologue" Revisited.

The article offers criticism on the 15th-century poem "Legend of Dan Joos" by John Lydgate, and compares it to the "General Prologue" of the poem "Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. The author also discusses the prologue of Lydgate's poem "Siege of Thebes." The author suggests that Lydgate draws...

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Publicado en:	Chaucer Review Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 472 - 480
Autor principal:	Leff, Amanda M.
Formato:	Literary Criticism
Publicado:	Pennsylvania State University Press 2012
Materias:	Legend of Dan Joos (Poem) Lydgate, John, 1370-1451 Canterbury Tales: Prologue Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400 Siege of Thebes (Poem) Poetry (Literary form) Middle English poetry Literary criticism Christian poetry
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Sumario:	The article offers criticism on the 15th-century poem "Legend of Dan Joos" by John Lydgate, and compares it to the "General Prologue" of the poem "Canterbury Tales" by Geoffrey Chaucer. The author also discusses the prologue of Lydgate's poem "Siege of Thebes." The author suggests that Lydgate draws on the natural imagery of Chaucer in his Marian poem, including references to the four elements.