The Book of the Duchess
| Author | : Geoffrey Chaucer |
| Publisher | : Good Press |
| Total Pages | : 47 |
| Release | : 2021-04-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : EAN:4064066448349 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Book of the Duchess by : Geoffrey Chaucer
Download or read book The Book of the Duchess written by Geoffrey Chaucer and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-11 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Book of the Duchess is a surreal poem that was presumably written as an elegy for Blanche, Duchess of Lancaster's (the wife of Geoffrey Chaucer's patron, the royal Duke of Lancaster, John of Gaunt) death in 1368 or 1369. The poem was written a few years after the event and is widely regarded as flattering to both the Duke and the Duchess. It has 1334 lines and is written in octosyllabic rhyming couplets.