Description
Book SynopsisThisvolume is acompilation of referencesandallusionsto Chaucer from the beginning of the English Civil War to the beginning of theeighteenthcentury.Chaucer's Fame in Britannia16411700is a continuation ofJackson CampbellBoswell andSylvia WallaceHolton'sChaucer's Fame in England: 14751640.Bothbooksare meant to supplement the equivalent parts of Caroline Spurgeon's invaluableFive Hundred Years of Chaucer Criticism and Allusion 13571900.Together, the two volumes considerably expand previous work in this area and offer a substantial contribution to intellectual history that gives us a much fuller and more profound understanding of Chaucer's influence (and of his uses) during the period covered. Together, thesevolumesarea massive expansion of Spurgeon's work. The references and allusions are full and, when possible, complete.Chaucer's Fame in England: 14751640has proven to be essential for those interested in the afterlives of Chaucer, andChaucer's Fame in Britannia16411700will takea similar
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Editorial Notes
Bibliography with Abbreviations Used
Braden’s Introduction
Catalogue of Printed References and Allusions 1641–1700
Appendix of New References and Allusions 1500–1640
STC Books Cited
Index of References to Chaucer’s Works
Index of References to Chaucer’s Life and Literary Reputation
General Index
