Literary Criticism (1400-1800)

Hoccleve, Thomas | Further Reading

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Matthews, William. “Thomas Hoccleve.” In A Manual of the Writings in Middle English, 1050-1500, edited by Albert E. Hartung, pp. 746-56. Hamden, Conn.: Archon, 1972.

Briefly outlines Hoccleve's life and achievements and gives descriptions (including sources) and a brief summary of each of Hoccleve's works.

BIOGRAPHY

Bennett, Henry S. “Thomas Hoccleve.” In Six Medieval Men and Women, pp. 69-99. New York: Atheneum, 1972.

Offers Hoccleve's biography as one example of the medieval writer's life, emphasizing Hoccleve's work in the Privy Seal office and its influence on his poetry.

Burrow, J. A. Thomas Hoccleve. Aldershot, U.K.: Variorum, 1994, 60 p.

Brief biography focusing on Hoccleve's writings and his work in the Privy Seal office. Contains an appendix detailing the official documents substantiating Hoccleve's biography, and a detailed...

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