Chaucer: The Life and Times of the First English Poet

by Richard West

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'A genuinely fascinating book, the best kind of popular history' Literary Review

This first, and some would say greatest, poet of the English language stands before the gateway of the early modern age.

Chaucer lived at a time when the elite languages of former conquerors, French and Latin, were both giving way to English - no longer just the vernacular of the common people, but increasingly the language of the court, the law, and of...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:B08HW4F3RJ

ISBN13:9798685558602

Release Date:September 2020

Publisher:Independently Published

Length:254 Pages

Weight:0.56 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.0" x 8.0"

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