About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

Examines four historical plays, Richard II, Henry IV, Parts I and II, and Henry V, written in the period of Shakespeare's greatest maturity.

The essays collected in this book include two each on Dante and Chaucer that appear for the first time in print and three on Shakespeare that are based on Dr. Traversi's Approach to Shakespeare.

About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

This book traces through Chaucer's earlier poems the development of his understanding of the creative possibilities and the limitations of his art.