Bøker av C. David Benson

A study of ancient Rome as a prominent topic in the works of Middle English poets. Discusses how each these poets conceives of ancient Rome and Romans, both pagan and Christian, and why it matters to their work. Includes the works of Gower, Chaucer, Langland, and Lydgate.

This title returns the 14th-century poem "Piers Plowman" to late medieval English culture by treating it as a public rather than a personal or elite work. Divided into two parts, the first is an extended essay on "Piers" scholarship and the second part offers an alternative history of the poem.

Contains thirteen essays dealing with Chaucer's religious tales. Although this book also discusses the prose works, the primary focus of is on his four poems in rhyme royal: "Clerk's Tale", "Man of Law's Tale", "Second Nun's Tale" and "Prioress's Tale".

David Benson's lively new interpretation of Chaucer's great story collection attributes the variety and contrast of the tales to the unique literary style of each narrative. In contrast to the popular "dramatic approach", Benson argues that each tale is a fully formed expression of an individual kind of poetry.