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Geoffrey Chaucer: A Treatise on the Astrolabe: addressed to his Son Lowys A.D. 1391: 16 (Early English Text Society Extra Series) - Hardcover
By their choice of poems and by the personal and critical reactions they express in their prefaces, the editors offer insights into their own work as well as provide a passionate introduction to some of the greatest poets of our literature.
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About the Author:
Often referred to as the father of English poetry, Geoffrey Chaucer was a fourteenth-century philosopher, alchemist, astrologer, bureaucrat, diplomat, and author of many significant poems. Chaucer s writing was influential in English literary tradition, as it introduced new rhyming schemes and helped develop the vernacular traditionthe use of everyday Englishrather than the literary French and Latin, which were common in written works of the time. Chaucer s best-knownand most imitatedworks include The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, The Book of the Duchess, and The House of Fame.
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- PublisherEarly English Text Society
- Publication date1969
- ISBN 10 0197225810
- ISBN 13 9780197225813
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages193
- EditorSkeat W.W.
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