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CHRISTINE E. HUTCHINS When Caxton set up press in England, he promptly published Chaucer. Among his ï¬rst imprints in 1477, Caxton included Chaucerâs Anelida and Arcite, The Canterbury Tales, and The Parlement of Foules. Today, Caxtonâs choice seems obvious. What better way to showcase the art of printing than to showcase Chaucer? Chaucerâs reputation was well established by the late ï¬fteenth century. As Seth Lerer has shown, ï¬fteenth-century scribes touted Chaucer as a poet of âpolitical advice and lyric virtuosity.â1 In the ï¬rst half of the sixteenth century, Chaucer became the ï¬rst English writer to appear in scholarly format in a collection of complete works. William Thynneâs folio edition of Chaucerâs Workes came out in 1532 with a preface praising the poetâs contributions to the English language. However, by the second half of the sixteenth century, Chaucerâs reputation as the obviously publishable father of English poetry seemed to become unï¬xed. In contrast to the nearly unanimous praise that had come before, the Elizabethan reception of Chaucer was a morass of controversy and contradiction. Instead of simply praising Chaucer, Elizabethan readers argued, alternately describing him as abstruse and plain, courtly and common, laureate and lightweight, moral and merry. Since
Ben Jonson Journal – Edinburgh University Press
Published: Nov 1, 2008
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