Transporting Chaucer

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Exploring the interplay between Chaucer's works and later literature, this book highlights how Chaucer's characters and themes transcend their original context. By examining the connections between The Canterbury Tales, Chaucer's Dream Vision poetry, and later texts by authors like Shakespeare, it challenges traditional literary succession models. The author offers fresh insights into the relationships between medieval texts, early modern drama, and cultural artifacts, ultimately proposing a novel framework for understanding Chaucer's influence across time.