In the High Middle Ages, the dream narrative was an enormously popular and influential form. Along with the romance, it was perhaps the genre of the age. It has
Dream literature is regarded as one of the most important genres in medieval literature and is widely studied. This text provides a succinct and clear introduct
This volume makes available in translation the texts that lie behind Chaucer's dream poems - The Book of the Duchess, The Parliament of Fowls, The House of Fame
Chaucer used the dream device to engage with the work of French and Italian authors and to explore the philosophical content of their poetry. His four dream vis