This is a collection of previously published essays on late
medieval and early modern literature, designed to act as a
companion to "Chaucer to Spenser: An Anthology of Writings in
English 1375 -1575," edited by Derek Pearsall (1999).
The object of the accompanying anthology is to provide
representation of a variety of kinds of prose and verse, including
some not traditionally regarded as canonically "literary," and also
to trespass beyond the boundaries of the conventional
medieval/early modern divide. This new volume provides some of the
critical backing for those decisions about the canon and about
periodization, and also give evidence of the vigor of opinion and
debate in the field in general.
Most of the essays are from the last 20 years, and some are very
recent, though space is also found for some earlier classics. The
collection pays particular attention to those critics who have had
the most powerful recent impact on our reading of the texts of the
period: they are selected for their excellence and importance,
whether in themselves or as representatives of an influential
critical approach, and not for their adherence to any one school of
interpretation. They will provide a companion to the texts in the
anthology, a commentary and counterpoint to the views expressed in
the editor's headnotes and explanatory notes, and a perspective on
the best that has been thought and said about the writing of these
two extraordinary centuries of creativity, consolidation and
seed-sowing.
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