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100 1 _aChaucer, Geoffrey,
_d1343?-1400
245 1 0 _aChaucer's Works, Volume 3 — The House of Fame; The Legend of Good Women; The Treatise on the Astrolabe; The Sources of the Canterbury Tales
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
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 2014-02-27
508 _aProduced by Jonathan Ingram, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Chaucer's Works, Volume 3 — The House of Fame; The Legend of Good Women" is a compilation of literary works by Geoffrey Chaucer, likely written in the 14th century. This volume includes the notable poems "The House of Fame" and "The Legend of Good Women," with a significant focus on themes surrounding love, legend, and allegory, revealing Chaucer’s evolving literary style. The latter work specifically highlights various famous women from history and mythology, offering insight into their stories and the nature of love. The opening of the volume introduces the poem "The House of Fame," detailing its authenticity and highlighting its influences from notable writers such as Dante and Ovid. The narrative begins with Chaucer's personal journey through a dream-like landscape led by an eagle, symbolizing aspiration and enlightenment. This section also hints at Chaucer's reflections on fame and rumor, setting the stage for deeper explorations into the nature of storytelling and legacy within the world of literature. The introduction articulates Chaucer's intent behind the works and his innovative approach to poetry during his time, leaving readers with a sense of curiosity about the rich, interconnected tales to follow. (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/45027
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