65856X1 First Paperback Edition. University of Toronto Press, Toronto: 1993. 378 pages. Softcover. Very good condition. In this provocative and highly acclaimed study, a distinguished Chaucerian provides the first comprehensive analysis of the contemporary French influence on Chaucer. Bringint to the subject his expertise in both Chaucer and fourteenth-century French literature, James I. Wimsatt reveals the range and complexity of Chaucer's literary and personal relations with the important but neglected French poets of the fourteenth century. He demonstrates how the body of Middle French verse can open new avenues into the fundamental nature of Chaucer's poetry. Includes an Index. ISBN: 0802071899 $15.20USD
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