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100 1 _aChaucer, Geoffrey,
_d1343?-1400
245 1 0 _aChaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2013-07-03
508 _aProduced by Jonathan Ingram, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems" by Geoffrey Chaucer is a historical collection of classic poetry written in the 14th century. This volume includes the "Romaunt of the Rose," a significant work in the tradition of courtly love poetry, along with a selection of Chaucer's minor poems, showcasing his poetic versatility and the literary themes of his time. The collection reflects themes of love, morality, and nature, prevalent in medieval literature. The opening of this volume provides an extensive introduction, detailing the editorial process undertaken by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat, who based the text on numerous manuscripts and early printed editions of Chaucer's works. It discusses the challenges in establishing a correct text, including typographical errors and dialect variations, as well as the historical context and significance of each piece included. The initial portions set the stage for understanding Chaucer's work, engaging readers with insights into the poet's life, the authenticity of the texts, and the comparative analysis of different fragments from his poems. This volume promises both literary depth and scholarly rigor, making it a valuable resource for lovers of poetry and students of medieval literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aEnglish poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
700 1 _aSkeat, Walter W.
_q(Walter William),
_d1835-1912
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43089
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