Chaucers Fame in Britannia 16411700

This volume is a compilation of references and allusions to Chaucer from the beginning of the English Civil War to the beginning of the eighteenth century. Chaucers Fame in Britannia 16411700 is a continuation of Jackson Campbell Boswell and Sylvia Wallace Holtons Chaucers Fame in England: 14751640. Both books are meant to supplement the equivalent parts of Caroline Spurgeons invaluable Five 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 Chaucers influence (and of his uses) during the period covered. Together, these volumes are a massive expansion of Spurgeons work. The references and allusions are full and, when possible, complete. Chaucers Fame in England: 14751640 has proven to be essential for those interested in the afterlives of Chaucer, and Chaucers Fame in Britannia 16411700 will take a similar place alongside its companion volume.