An Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer

An Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer
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Publisher : University Press of Florida
Total Pages : 273
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ISBN-10 : 9780813048352
ISBN-13 : 0813048354
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Download or read book An Introduction to Geoffrey Chaucer written by Tison Pugh and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2013-04-23 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geoffrey Chaucer is widely considered the father of English literature. This introduction begins with a review of his life and the cultural milieu of fourteenth-century England and then expands into analyses of such major works as The Parliament of Fowls, Troilus and Criseyde, and, of course, the Canterbury Tales, examining them alongside a selection of lesser known verses.


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