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2 giorni fa · Chaucer’s literary career began in the 1360s, and he wrote a variety of poems and prose works. His most famous work is “The Canterbury Tales,” which is a compilation of tales shared by pilgrims on their way to Canterbury’s Saint Thomas Becket shrine.
2 giorni fa · They included his masterpiece, an edition of the Works of Geoffrey Chaucer with illustrations by Edward Burne-Jones. Morris invented three distinctive typefaces – Golden, Troy, and Chaucer, with the text being framed with intricate floral borders similar to illuminated medieval manuscripts.
3 giorni fa · Discover why Geoffrey Chaucer is celebrated as the "Father of English Poetry." Explore his pioneering works, including "The Canterbury Tales," and learn how he transformed the English literary landscape, leaving an indelible mark on the evolution of poetry and storytelling.
3 giorni fa · La Priere De Nostre Dame. A. Almighty and all-merciable Queen, To whom all this world fleeth for succour, To have release of sin, of sorrow, of teen! Glorious Virgin! of all flowers flow'r, To thee I flee, confounded in errour! Help and relieve, almighty debonair, Have mercy of my perilous languour!
1 giorno fa · Write three to four sentences connecting details from the story to what you know about medieval England. Chaucer uses satire in his characterization of the Pardoner to criticize the Church. The Pardoner's sermon against greed humorously contrasts with his exaggerated greediness.
3 giorni fa · Geoffrey Chaucer was the first poet to be buried (1400) in what became known as Poets’ Corner. However, he was initially recognized for his service as the clerk of the king’s works. It was not until Edmund Spenser was buried next to him some 200 years later that the idea for Poets’ Corner was formed.
1 giorno fa · March 1649 – May 1660. Signature. John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse and including twelve books, was written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval.
