Project Gutenberg 2013-07-03 Public domain in the USA. 538 Chaucer, Geoffrey 1342 1400 Chaucer, Jeffrey Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William) 1835 1912 Skeat, Walter William Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "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.) en English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500 PR Text Browsing: History - Medieval/The Middle Ages Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 1997804 1997814 2024-09-18T06:44:53.160399 2023-09-18T15:00:15.533211 text/html text/html 2101597 2013-07-03T14:54:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 963451 2013-07-03T14:56:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1098568 2024-09-18T06:45:40.835685 application/epub+zip 1128167 2024-09-18T06:45:01.161364 application/epub+zip 772186 2024-09-18T06:44:57.323403 application/epub+zip 2002753 2024-09-18T06:46:04.067577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1851481 2024-09-18T06:45:36.815708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1257826 2022-09-19T16:33:11.950685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1529197 1529096 2024-09-18T06:44:42.566459 2023-09-18T15:00:05.286654 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1527147 2013-07-03T14:54:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 604187 2013-07-03T14:56:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1527656 2013-07-03T14:55:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 602699 2013-07-03T14:56:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21016 2024-09-18T06:46:04.303538 application/rdf+xml 26022 2024-09-18T06:44:58.087388 image/jpeg 4790 2024-09-18T06:44:57.705389 image/jpeg 1068790 2024-09-18T06:44:53.320414 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 en.wikipedia