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Chaucer's Tale
Chaucer's Tale: 1386 and the Road to Canterbury | Paul Strohm
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"A lively microbiography of Geoffrey Chaucer, the "father of English literature", focusing on the surprising and fascinating story of the tumultuous year that led to the creation of the Canterbury Tales"--Provided by publisher.
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Recent acquisitions (birthday gifts from my family):

📖 Chaucer's Tale: 1386 and the Road to Canterbury by Paul Strohm
📖 Robin Hood by Reginald de Koven, Adapted by Lous von Haupt as a Children's Opera-Story to be Played, Read, Sung, or Informally Dramatized
📖 English Literature at the Close of the Middle Ages by E.K. Chambers

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Prepping for teaching Middle English lit next term and just finished Strohm‘s book. For anyone looking for a good intro to the cultural background and history of Chaucer‘s career, this does a good “sweep” of the moment. A lot of threads are artfully brought together.

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