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Description edit
Spanning Chaucer's working life, these four poems build on the medieval convention of love visions' - poems inspired by dreams, woven into rich allegories about the rituals and emotions of courtly love. In "The Book of the Duchess", the most traditional of the four, the dreamer meets a widower... read more
Books in This Collection
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The Book of the Duchess
by Geoffrey Chaucer (Author)The earliest of Chaucer’s major works, this charming and absorbing dream-poem is traditionally read as an allegorical elegy for Blanche of Lancaster, John of Gaunt’s first wife. A sleepless poet lies in his bed, reading the legend of Ceyx and...
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The House of Fame
by Geoffrey Chaucer (Author) -
The Parliament of Birds
by Geoffrey Chaucer (Author)In this collection of poems, among his very best, Chaucer showcases his lyrical skills to perfection. Verging from tragic to comic, the overriding theme of the poetry is love, in its many guises. Chaucer tells of his passion for reading, which...
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The Legend Of Good Women
by Geoffrey Chaucer
First Sentence edit
By heaven above, I wonder much I stay alive, my sleep is such By night and day - the barest wink! So many useless thoughts I think, Simply through lack of sleep and rest, That nothing stirs my mind or breast.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Penguin Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Geoffrey Chaucer (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 821.1
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Classics › Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Single Authors › British & Irish
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( C ) › Chaucer, Geoffrey
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Poetry › Ancient, Classical & Medieval
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
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