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Aug 21, 2024 · Geoffrey Chaucer (born c. 1342/43, London?, England—died October 25, 1400, London) was the outstanding English poet before Shakespeare and “the first finder of our language.” His The Canterbury Tales ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in English.
- Last Years and The Canterbury Tales
For this crowning glory of his 30 years of literary...
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- Last Years and The Canterbury Tales
Aug 21, 2024 · For this crowning glory of his 30 years of literary composition, Chaucer used his wide and deep study of medieval books of many sorts and his acute observation of daily life at many levels. He also employed his detailed knowledge of medieval astrology and subsidiary sciences as they were thought to influence and dictate human behaviour .
Aug 15, 2024 · Also, Chaucer used a great variety of styles, genres, and subjects in his work. This meant that his work appealed to a wide range of audiences. The ability of reading was becoming more common in Chaucer’s years; his manuscripts often were read aloud to royal household audiences and small groups, including intellectuals, nobles, and priests.
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Aug 15, 2024 · Click on a link below to find editions of works written by Geoffrey Chaucer in the online catalog.
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Aug 14, 2024 · The Canterbury tales : the new Ellesmere Chaucer facsimile (of Huntington Library MS EL 26 C 9) / by Geoffrey Chaucer ; edited by Daniel Woodward and Martin Stevens.
Aug 15, 2024 · The principal sources of the doctrines were three: the two books of Cicero entitled De Inventione, the four books entitled De Rhetorica, ad Herennium, and the Epistle of Horace to Piso.
Aug 23, 2024 · Despite the fact that only a tiny fraction of his output was racy or off-color, Geoffrey Chaucer has been known for centuries as a racy tale-teller, the “merry bard” in the subtitle of Royal Historical Society fellow Mary Flannery’s new book, Geoffrey Chaucer: Unveiling the Merry Bard.