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
This Norton Critical Edition presents Chaucer's four dream visions and selected shorter poems and is suitable for both beginning and advanced students.
Spanning Chaucer's working life, these four poems build on the medieval convention of 'love visions' - poems inspired by dreams, woven into rich allegories abou