Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Vol. III

The House of Fame: The Legend of Good Women, the Treatise on the Astrolabe with an Account of the Source

Autori

• Geoffrey Chaucer

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Pagine

600pagine

Tempo di lettura

21ore

• Raccolte, antologie

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Geoffrey Chaucer significantly shaped English literature, celebrated for elevating the English vernacular as a legitimate literary language. His writings resonated with both nobility and the emerging literate merchant class. Notably, his unfinished narrative poem, The Canterbury Tales, established a format that continues to influence writers today. Chaucer's impact persisted into the 16th and 17th centuries, as his major collections set a high standard for presenting authors to the reading public, marking a pivotal moment in literary history.

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Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2013

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