History of English Literature: Wiclif, Chaucer, earliest drama, renaissance, tr. by W. C. Robinson

action afterwards antiquity appears Appendix artistic ballads beautiful beginning belonged Bible bishop Boccaccio Boëthius Canterbury Canterbury Tales century character charm Chaucer church Confessio Amantis Corpus Christi Plays court Dante death Divine Comedy drama Duke Edward III effect England English poet epic especially expression fable fabliau fate feelings fragment French frequently gives Gower hand Henry humor idea ideal influence Italian John of Gaunt king knight Knight's Tale language Latin learned legend Lydgate master medieval mind monk moral Mysteries nature Occleve original Oxford passion period Petrarch play poem poet poet's poetic poetry Pope Prince Prologue prose queen religious rhyme Richard romance satire scene seems Seven Wise Masters Shipman's Tale sometimes Sompnour sort spirit stanza story strophe style Tale Theseus thou tion tradition Trans translation Troilus verse vols whole Wife of Bath Wyclif