Love Visions
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
25 May 2006
Summary
Spanning Chaucer’s working life, these four poems build on the medieval convention of ‘love visions’ - poems inspired by dreams, woven into rich allegories about the rituals and emotions of courtly love.
In The Book of the Duchess, the most traditional of the four, the dreamer meets a widower who has loved and lost the perfect lady. The House of Fame describes a dream journey in which the poet meets with classical divinities.
Witty, lively, and playful, T…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140444087 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140444084 |
| Author: | Geoffrey Chaucer, Brian Stone |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 25 May 2006 |
| Weight: | 145g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 1mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Geoffrey Chaucer
Born in London to a wine merchant, Geoffrey Chaucer (c1340-1400) became a royal servant and travelled as a diplomat to France, Spain and Italy. As well as being famed for his translations, his own work includes Troilus and Criseyde, The Book of the Duchess and The Legend of Good Women.
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