Charles Muscatine Livres

Chaucer and the French Tradition, first published in 1957, is notable among modern studies of Chaucer for its attention to the importance of style. The author offers an analysis of the two dominant traditions of style in the French literature on which Chaucer's poetry is based: the courtly, and the bourgeois or realistic.

This highly regarded, thematic reader for freshman composition offers students an introduction to issues in the arts and sciences. It includes a good balance of classic and contemporary selections from mixed genres and provides a wide range of viewpoints and voices. The readings are supported by introductions to each theme and individual headnotes.