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However, i wanted a quick and easy edition for my kindle and this fitted the bill. The riverside chaucer geoffrey chaucer, larry dean. Benson and the norton critical edition edited by olson and kolve are highly recommended. Geoffrey chaucer, one of englands greatest poets, was born in london about 40, the son of a wine merchant and deputy to the kings butler and his wife agnes. Clearly printed, with glosses at the foot of the page, a full glossary at the back of the book along with textual notes, explanatory notes and much more, this is. Editions of the riverside chaucer by geoffrey chaucer. Geoffrey chaucer is universally accepted as the major english poet of the middle ages, author ofthe canterbury tales 871400, the long and ambitious romance troilus and criseyde 82, and a. Full of unexpected humor, sly innuendo, and a witty wordplay that doesnt always translate in modern updates, chaucers language is not so different from our own that. Chaucer wrote such a work is questionable, and as such is not included in the riverside chaucer. Larry dean benson this edition provides the general information on chaucer s life, language, and works that one needs for a first reading of chaucer, and difficult words and constructions are glossed on the pages.
Not much is known of chaucer s early life and education, other than he learned to read french, latin, and italian. He was the first writer buried in poets corner of westminster abbey. Widely seen as the greatest english poet of the middle ages, he is best known for the canterbury tales. Tales of caunterbury is a collection of 24 stories covering more than 17,000 lines written in middle english by geoffrey chaucer between 87 and 1400. The riverside chaucer is considered the definitive text for what scholars believe belong to the body of work written andor translated by geoffrey chaucer, the father of english literature. The riverside chaucer start download portable document format pdf and ebooks electronic books free online rating news 20162017 is books that can provide inspiration, insight, knowledge to the reader. The appendix contains the materials, including the extensive notes and glossary, for a more thorough understanding of chaucer s works. Click download or read online button to get boece from the riverside chaucer book now. The riverside chaucer geoffrey chaucer, larry dean benson. Free downloads the riverside chaucer geoffrey chaucer, larry dean benson snippet view. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The canterbury tales chaucer, geoffrey 8601419916627.
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