The life of Geoffrey Chaucer (ca. 1340-1400), often labeled “the father of English poetry,” ought to be an open book: He is mentioned almost 500 times in contemporary records, far more than ...
University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. In our series Art for Trying Times, authors nominate a work they turn to for solace or perspective during this ...
Geoffrey Chaucer was born in the Middle Ages between 1340 and 1345, probably in London, although the precise date and location remain unknown. His father and grandfather were prosperous wine merchants ...
Textual Cultures, Vol. 10, No. 1 (Winter 2016), pp. 56-73 (18 pages) This article presents a textual analysis of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Book of the Duchess, from the 1807 edition of The Poetical Works ...
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Say “Chaucer,” and most people think of the Canterbury Tales, or perhaps the 2001 jousting pastiche A Knight’s Tale. But yesterday, on the 612th anniversary of the legendary English poet’s death, most ...
Before "The Canterbury Tales," Geoffrey Chaucer was a teenage fashion plate, prisoner of war, a traveler. We dig into a new biography. On 4th July, 1378, a bead-maker, Simon Wylde de Estland, robbed a ...
Two scholars have made new conclusions about a sermon from the late 12th century, which reframes some confusing references, made by the 14th century English poet Geoffrey Chaucer. And now for a tale ...
As a shameless troll, Broncos linebacker Nik Bonitto owes a creative debt to a dead poet from merry old England. “No way!” said Bonitto, refusing to believe it. Bonitto is the NFL sacks leader in 2025 ...
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