Chaucer's Boccaccio: Sources For Troilus And The Knight's And Franklin's Tales: Translations From The

Chaucer made extensive use of Boccaccio's romances as a basis for his major works, and any analysis of his handling of his sources must depend on a knowledge of the Italian poet's work. The introduction surveys both the milieu in which boccaccio worked and the nature of Chaucer's acquaintance with his poems together with appendices giving selections from other medieval writers who contributed to the matter of Troy.

The notes are a model of economy... The introduction is quite superb... The volume as a whole is a worthy addition to a series which has already begun to establish high expectations.' TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTIt reminds us just how good Boccaccio is.' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTChaucer made extensive use of Boccacio's romances as a basis for his major works, and any analysis of his handling of his sources must depend on a knowledge of the Italian poet's work.