Project Gutenberg 2011-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 418 Hadow, Grace E. (Grace Eleanor) 1875 1940 Hadow, G. E. (Grace Eleanor) Hadow, Grace Eleanor 14013588 Chaucer and His Times Home University Library of Modern Knowledge, No. 81 Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Chaucer and His Times" by Grace E. Hadow is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the life and context of Geoffrey Chaucer, one of the most significant poets in English literature, during the Middle Ages. The book delves into Chaucer's biography, his works, and the cultural and literary influences of the time, aiming to paint a vivid picture of the circumstances that shaped this iconic figure. The opening of the book discusses the complexities surrounding Chaucer's biography, highlighting the uncertainties regarding his origins and life events. It presents various scholarly viewpoints on Chaucer's background, hinting at a possible connection to a family of French descent. The initial chapter sets the tone for an exploration of his early life, educational experiences, and emerging career in the royal court, while also hinting at the rich influences from both the socio-political landscape and literary traditions of his time. Hadow aims to provide a thorough backdrop that illuminates Chaucer's contributions to poetry and his significance in the historical narrative of English literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 Poets, English -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Biography England -- Civilization -- 1066-1485 PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature 441832 441841 2024-09-15T12:12:08.658845 2023-09-16T05:51:47.181702 text/html text/html 443976 2021-01-07T21:36:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 156258 2021-01-07T21:36:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 209658 2024-09-15T12:12:20.005295 application/epub+zip 214754 2024-09-15T12:12:11.569825 application/epub+zip 214755 2024-09-15T12:12:10.008830 application/epub+zip 429376 2024-09-15T12:12:24.965267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397636 2024-09-15T12:12:18.251339 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397802 2022-09-16T16:14:35.224899 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 342660 2024-09-15T12:12:07.077855 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 342464 2021-01-07T21:36:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 138937 2021-01-07T21:36:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 342470 2021-01-07T21:36:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 138721 2021-01-07T21:36:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 342491 2021-01-07T21:36:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138615 2021-01-07T21:36:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22355 2024-09-15T12:12:25.113242 application/rdf+xml 13200 2024-09-15T12:12:10.415844 image/jpeg 3365 2024-09-15T12:12:10.212826 image/jpeg 204576 2024-09-15T12:12:08.692858 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia