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Geoffrey Chaucer: A Very Short Introduction
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Originally writing over 600 years ago, Geoffrey Chaucer is today enjoying a global renaissance. Why do poets, translators, and audiences from so many cultures and different parts of the world find Chaucer so inspiring? In part, it is down to the character and sheer inventiveness of Chaucer’s work. His writing covered a range of social registers, from noble tragedy to barnyard farce, and his tale-telling geography is vast, his fascination with varieties of religious belief endless, and his desire to voice female experience especially remarkable. Geoffrey Chaucer: A Very Short Introduction introduces the life, performance, and poetry of Chaucer, and analyses his astonishing and enduring appeal, including what made his writing unique.
Title: Geoffrey Chaucer: A Very Short Introduction
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Originally writing over 600 years ago, Geoffrey Chaucer is today enjoying a global renaissance.
Why do poets, translators, and audiences from so many cultures and different parts of the world find Chaucer so inspiring? In part, it is down to the character and sheer inventiveness of Chaucer’s work.
His writing covered a range of social registers, from noble tragedy to barnyard farce, and his tale-telling geography is vast, his fascination with varieties of religious belief endless, and his desire to voice female experience especially remarkable.
Geoffrey Chaucer: A Very Short Introduction introduces the life, performance, and poetry of Chaucer, and analyses his astonishing and enduring appeal, including what made his writing unique.
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