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Description:Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343–10/25/1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages & was the 1st poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, alchemist & astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his 10 year-old son Lewis, he also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier & diplomat. Among his many works, which include The Book of the Duchess, the House of Fame, the Legend of Good Women & Troilus & Criseyde, he's best known today for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer's a crucial figure in developing the legitimacy of the vernacular, Middle English, at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French & Latin.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chaucer's Poetry: An Anthology for the Modern Reader. To get started finding Chaucer's Poetry: An Anthology for the Modern Reader, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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ISBN: 0826027814

Description: Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343–10/25/1400), known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages & was the 1st poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. While he achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, alchemist & astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his 10 year-old son Lewis, he also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier & diplomat. Among his many works, which include The Book of the Duchess, the House of Fame, the Legend of Good Women & Troilus & Criseyde, he's best known today for The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer's a crucial figure in developing the legitimacy of the vernacular, Middle English, at a time when the dominant literary languages in England were French & Latin.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Chaucer's Poetry: An Anthology for the Modern Reader. To get started finding Chaucer's Poetry: An Anthology for the Modern Reader, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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