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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Published in:Chaucer Review Vol. 46; no. 4; pp. 472 - 480
Main Author: Leff, Amanda M.
Format: Literary Criticism
Published: Pennsylvania State University Press 2012
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