Geoffrey Chaucer | Description |
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Canterbury Tales | Collection of stories told by pilgrims traveling to Canterbury. |
Parliament of Fowls | Allegorical poem about birds choosing mates; explores love and free will. |
Legend of Good Women | Collection of stories about virtuous women from classical legend. |
Philippa Roet | Wife of Geoffrey Chaucer, lady-in-waiting to the queen and sister-in-law to John of Gaunt. |
Troilus and Criseyde | Tragic love story set during the Trojan War. |
Boece | Translation and adaptation of Boethius’s *The Consolation of Philosophy*. |
House of Fame | Dream vision poem exploring fame, literature, and memory. |
London | Birthplace of Geoffrey Chaucer, considered the Father of English literature and author of "The Canterbury Tales." |
Anelida and Arcite | Short poem combining elements of romance and lament. |
Book of Duchess | Elegy written to mourn the death of Blanche of Lancaster. |