The William Morris Kelmscott Chaucer
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (976 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1850070822 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 563 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Often referred to as the father of English poetry, Geoffrey Chaucer was a fourteenth-century philosopher, alchemist, astrologer, bureaucrat, diplomat, and author of many significant poems. Chaucer s writing was influential in English literary tradition, as it introduced new rhyming schemes and helped develop the vernacular traditionthe use of everyday Englishrather than the literary French
Ravennin said An exquisite book, and a must for any lover of medieval English literature!. Just like the title says, this book is the 1958 facsimile of the celebrated 1896 Kelmscott edition. This is not somebody's modern translation of Chaucer. This is a comprehensive compendium of Chaucer's works in the full flower of his own medieval English, richly festooned with ornate woodcuts and initial capitals, and presented in an appropriately medieval, yet very readable font. Also included is an excellent glossary for all those English words that have since been shuffled loose from the mortal linguistic coil. This breathtaking tex. "The Holy Grail of bibliomania" according to othoniaboys. I encountered this splendid work some fifty years ago when I was 19 years old. It was right there on the shelf in the college library under "Chaucer." Not in Special Collections or anything under lock and key, not "reading room only" or anything else to daunt the reader in the slightest. I could hardly believe it, it was as if I were in a dream. I had already heard of it, and there it was! There were a whole beehive of private presses in those artsy-craftsy days, and this was the Holy Grail of private book production. There shall never. "The finest edition of the works of Chaucer available, period." according to Antonius Magnus. The only thing that can possibly be better is the original Kelmscott edition. This is high-quality facsimile of the same book even with a nice embossed cover.
. About the Author Often referred to as the father of English poetry, Geoffrey Chaucer was a fourteenth-century philosopher, alchemist, astrologer, bureaucrat, diplomat, and author of many significant poems. Chaucer s writing was influential in English literary tradition, as it introduced new rhyming schemes and helped develop the vernacular traditionthe use of everyday Englishrather than the literary French and Latin, which were common in written works of the time. Chaucer s best-knownand most imitatedworks include The Canterbury Tales, Troilus and Criseyde, The Book of the Duchess, and The House of Fame
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