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Okay, so the language is a bit strange, you don't understand all the words, but go with it. Don't read it in a modernization and miss all of Chaucer's magnificent language (and much of his sly humor). You'll get used to it pretty soon, I promise you. And if you have any musicality in your soul, the cadences and richness of his imagery will captivate you.
If you thought the 14th century was prudish about its language and strict about its morality, you're in for a shock. Chaucer's richness includes ...more
If you thought the 14th century was prudish about its language and strict about its morality, you're in for a shock. Chaucer's richness includes ...more
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