Later Medieval English Literature

Features of Later Medieval English Literature

The remarkable and diverse literature produced in the fascinating later medieval period one of war transitions and challenges is not as widely known as it deserves to be In this descriptive guide the preeminent scholar of medieval literature Douglas Gray provides the nonspecialist reader with an illuminating account of the extensive literature written in English from the death of Chaucer to the early sixteenth century Placing the works under consideration in their landscape of cultural history Grays survey includes a valuable a chronology an informative introductory survey and detailed sections on prose poetry Scottish writing and drama