Publisher's Synopsis
This court poet, disciple of Guillaume de Machaut, contemporary of Chaucer, and mentor of Christine de Pizan, has received little critical attention in this century. Although the poetry was admired during his life and has provided modern historians like Huizinga with a rich mine of details about quotidien life and historical events in the late 14th century, no single volume has recently been devoted to his study. This collection reflects the growing interest in Deschamps, with critical essays by scholars in a variety of fields. Among them are William Calin, Earl Jeffrey Richards, and Sylvia Huot; among the topics are ""Le Miroir de Mariage"", Deschamps' relationship to Chaucer, Christine de Pizan, folklore, and food.
