Print Culture and the Medieval Author: Chaucer, Lydgate, and Their Books 1473-1557

Alexandra Gillespie takes a new look at hundreds of neglected old books containing works by Chaucer, the 'father' of English poetry, and his much-maligned follower, John Lydgate. She demonstrates that the shift from manuscript to print was part of the con

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Keywords: English poetry, old books